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UK postpones deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans until 2027
Packaging Gateway via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoThe UK government's much-anticipated deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and cans has...
Hotel room shampoo bottles to be banned in Northern Ireland but not in the rest of the UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHotel room shampoo bottles will be banned in Northern Ireland but not in the rest of the UK under EU...
UK wine drinkers help remove 10m plastic bottles from polluted sea
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoWine drinkers in the UK have helped remove the equivalent of 10 million plastic bottles from one of...
Plastic solution or greenwashing risk? How giving plastic credits for crisp bags could save our seas
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe battle against plastic pollution reached a landmark point in June, when more than 170 countries...
Why are bottle caps attached to the bottle? Inside the EU directive causing drink spills everywhere
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCracking open a cold coke on a hot day is one of life’s great pleasures, but this summer it will be...
Why is Wimbledon still promoting plastic bottle usage?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCampaigners say prestigious tournament has ‘profile and influence to generate massive change, and...
Has the UK finally cracked the DRS code?
Just Drinks via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoThe UK government first announced plans for a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) back in 2018, with an aim to increase recycling rates and cut down on plastic...
China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAmericans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere. Carl...
Coca-Cola completes transition to 100% recycled plastic bottles in Canada
Packaging Gateway via Yahoo Finance· 4 weeks agoThe Coca-Cola Company has completed the transition to 100% recycled plastic for all 500ml bottles in...
Bright colours make plastics break down faster, fuelling microplastic pollution
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPlastics with bright colours degrade and form microplastics faster than those with plainer colours,...