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Tag: plastic
Edinburgh plastic-free grocery shop join’s the UK’s zero-waste ‘revolution’
The Refillery, the latest in a string of plastic-free shops to open up in the UK, encourages shoppers to ‘think beyond the bin’...
Economics
Environment
UK
London supermarket becomes one of the first mainstream chains to introduce plastic-free zones
With the help of campaign group A Plastic Planet, Thornton's Budgens created plastic-free zones in its Belsize Park shop in just 10 weeks...
Environment
UK
UK contact lens recycling scheme launched
Contact lens wearers in the UK can make use of a free recycling scheme from this week ...
Environment
UK
A clean sweep: the ambitious ocean clean-up project
Eight years ago, a young entrepreneur came up with a pioneering way to tackle ocean plastic waste. The project has not been all smooth saili...
Environment
‘Single-use’ is named 2018 word of the year, capturing surge in awareness of plastic pollution
The term, which refers to plastic products that are made to be used only once, highlights the huge swell in public awareness around plastic ...
Environment
Society
Ocean-lovers call for a ‘plastic-free’ autumn budget
Surfers Against Sewage is calling on the chancellor to use the tax system to tackle single-use plastic...
Environment
UK
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