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Asda claims to be the first supermarket chain to commit to the removal of avoidable plastic from its greetings card range. The decision is expected to save over 50 million individual cellophane bags annually – equivalent to over 100 tonnes of plastic. In February*, Asda outlined plans to use less …

Tesco has begun trialling in-store recycling machines to encourage customers to recycle plastic bottles, which pay customers for every plastic bottle returned. Under the ‘Reverse Vending Scheme’, the trial will take place at selected branches of the supermarket chain, in Borehamwood, Swansea, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham. The first machine opened …

A year on from ‘Blue Planet II’, BBC One is airing a film tonight (Monday October 1) at 8.30pm that will investigate the consequences of the plastic pollution crisis in our oceans. The broadcaster said ‘Drowning In Plastic’ ‘picks up where ‘Blue Planet II’ left off, to explore the impact …

Waitrose & Partners has committed to removing loose fruit and vegetable plastic bags by spring 2019 and 5p single-use plastic carrier bags by March 2019 in all its shops. The move will save 134 million plastic bags: the equivalent of 500 tonnes of plastic a year.   The retailer claims …

The Co-op has announced an end to single-use plastic carrier bags in its stores by 2023. The supermarket chain has pledged to remove around 60 million such bags in a phased rollout and replace them with an environmentally-friendly alternative. The new lightweight compostable carrier bags (pictured) will be carriers of …