Government plans to convert face masks into curtains and bedsheets
Health Minister said 22 million visors have already been recycled in a bid to tackle PPE waste
Tag: single-use plastic
Wash a waste! – we use 61kg of shower gel each year
A new report reveals UK homes produce 1.5k tonnes of single-use plastic waste per year and only…
Plastic bag charge in Scotland to double to 10p
The move is expected to come into effect from 1st April
England’s plastic straw ban kicks in tomorrow
Businesses that will not stop selling or supplying single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and…
Abu Dhabi set to ban single-use plastic by 2021
A new policy by The Environment Agency aims to foster a culture of recycling to reduce plastic…
Supermarkets report 90% decline in plastic bag sales after 5p charge
The average person in England now buys only 10 bags a year compared with 140 bags in 2014…
EU Council adopts ban on single-use plastic products
The formal adoption of the new rules is the final step in the procedure
Major milestone for Foreign Office in cutting plastic use
It has eliminated 97% of single-use plastics from its UK estate since February
UK Parliament crackdown on plastic waste
A 25p charge will be added to hot drinks served in single-use cups as part of a trial
Spring Statement: Chancellor consults on tax charges to tackle plastic waste
Philip Hammond said money raised from any tax changes would be invested in developing new,…
