Plastic Pollution

G20 Plastic Trash Reduction Goal Does Not Address 'Excessive' Production: Activists

Activists welcomed a goal set by the Group of 20 major economies' to reduce additional plastic trash leaking into the ocean to zero by 2050, but said it av...

Sainsbury's To Install Water Bottle Refill Stands In Supermarkets

UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced plans to install fresh water stands in 326 supermarkets in the UK. The refill stands, which will be available from...

Free From Plastics Packaging Exhibition and Conference 2019 Comes To Barcelona

Free From Plastics Packaging 2019, Europe’s most focused exhibition on plastic-free and plastic alternatives in packaging, will be held on 28 and 29...

Nestlé Deems Plastic Waste Reduction An 'Urgent Priority'

Nestlé has announced that reducing plastic waste is an 'urgent priority' for the organisation. The world's biggest food company also reiterated i...

Big Brands Revisit The Milkman Model To Cut Plastic Pollution

Major packaged goods sellers and retailers, under pressure to cut the flow of single-use plastic bottles and containers clogging the world's waterways, hav...

Unilever To Invest €100,000 In Plastic-Free Laundry Tablet

Unilever has announced that it will invest €100,000 in a new plastic-free laundry tablet that was developed during a one-day hackathon involving leadi...

Peru To Phase Out Throwaway Plastic Bags In Three Years

Peru has joined the club of countries cracking down on plastic. A new law in the South American nation of 32 million people outlaws the manufacturing, i...

Spar Austria Introduces Consumer Initiatives To Cut Down Plastic Usage

Spar Austria has announced that customers can now bring their own boxes for purchasing cold cuts, cheese, and meat, in order to avoid plastic packaging....