Major high street names and suppliers including Marks & Spencer and WH Smith are backing the call by NHS chief executive Simon Stevens to dramatically cut the amount of single-use plastics in hospitals, as part of a package of measures in the NHS Long Term Plan...
The Council of the EU has adopted ambitious measures proposed by the Commission to tackle marine litter coming from the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on European beaches, as well as abandoned fishing gear and oxo-degradable plastics. The rules on...
Some will remember in the dim and distant past, taking bottles back to the shop or milkman to collect cash refunds. This system helped to reduce litter and encouraged sustainable lifestyles before recycling became commonplace. Unfortunately this died out in the 1980s...
It’s a fact that 100% of the drinks cans produced in the UK are now made from aluminium. Around 9.5 billion aluminium drinks cans are produced in the UK, 75% of which are recycled. Source: Recycle More –...
On 28th March 2018, the UK Government announced plans to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme in England for single use drinks containers (whether plastic, glass or metal), subject to consultation. The deposit return scheme aims to increase recycling rates and slash the...
With a Deposit Return Scheme, the price you pay for a product included in the scheme will include a small charge ‘the deposit’ which is given back when the item is returned to a specific point. So, when someone buys a drink in a plastic bottle or aluminium can, they...
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