Brits to get paid for returning empty plastic bottles to Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s
Germany, Sweden and Ireland have already rolled out this scheme The UK government is set to incentivise the return of household plastic waste to supermarkets. Launching in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Wales – Scotland is independently assessing its own regulations – this environmentally-conscious scheme follows in the footsteps of more than 50 […]
11 months ago
Takeaway lovers face chaos over new rules coming in on Sunday
There are concerns over the amount of businesses and takeaways that know about the rules Takeaway places and customers face a weekend of chaos and disruption ahead of a new ban on single-use plastic. From Sunday, takeaways, restaurants and other hospitality outlets in England will not be allowed to use single-use plastic cutlery, polystyrene cups and […]
2 years ago
Engineers develop an enzyme that can break down plastic in hours not centuries
A huge scientific breakthrough While plastic usually takes hundreds of years to decompose, Scientists have developed an enzyme that could shorten that time to mere hours. Engineers at the University of Texas in Austin have been working on solutions to the polyethylene terephthalate problem, which currently accounts for 12 per cent of the Earth’s global […]
4 years ago
Microplastics found in human blood for first time
Yet another concerning consequence of our over-reliance on plastic Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time in an alarming discovery made by Dutch scientists. As per a study conducted by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University Medical Centre, a “quantifiable” amount of tiny plastic particles were found in […]
4 years ago
France to ban plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables from January 2022
Will the UK follow suit? France intends to ban single-use plastics on fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in the hopes of slowing down the environmental collapse and addressing the catastrophic effect such materials have on the environment. 30 fruits and vegetables will be subject to a change in their packaging following the new rules […]
4 years ago
Aldi to trial loose pasta and rice to reduce plastic waste
It could eliminate more than 21 million pieces of packaging from stores: approximately 130 tonnes of waste Popular supermarket chain, Aldi, has supposedly been carbon neutral since 2019 and has been championing greener shopping practices for many years. Now, they are taking their next step in a five-year plan to the amount of plastic use […]
5 years ago