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Recycle Now
Recycle Now gears up for ‘the biggest and best’ Recycle Week yet
Recycle Now gears up for the 15th annual Recycle Week as ‘the biggest and best’ yet. more
Thames21
Thames21 and #OneLess fight the Thames plastic tide
Londoners conduct mass survey of plastic bottles along River Thames in the wake of summer heatwave. more
Plastics bottle collection rates see highest rise in three years but much still to do
The amount of plastic bottles collected for recycling from UK households has risen by the biggest annual total in three years, says RECOUP, but amounts collected, quality and consumer confusion are still huge challenges to tackle. more
Waitrose will no longer sell 5p 'single-use' bags from March 2019. (Image: Waitrose & Partners)
Waitrose to remove all 5p single use carrier bags by March 2019
Waitrose & Partners is the latest supermarket to announce it will stop selling 5p ‘single-use’ carrier bags. more
The OOHO sachets (Image: Skipping Rocks Lab)
Harrow Half Marathon replaces plastic water bottles with edible sachets
Participants of the Harrow Half Marathon in London yesterday received water packaged in edible seaweed pouches instead of PET bottles. more
The new Snap Pack
Carlsberg launches a six-pack with a snap
The beverage producer's new design for its six-packs of beer replaces plastic wrapping with a pioneering technology that glues its cans together. more
