Plastics
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NewsWaitrose to roll out home compostable ready meal packaging
Waitrose has partnered with packaging suppliers Huhtamaki and Saladworks to create the cream-coloured plastic
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Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds to be banned
The only exemptions will be for medical needs or for people with disabilities who need to use plastic straws
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UK Plastics Pact report notes decline in unrecyclable packaging
Membership of the pact has grown from 42 business members at launch to 76
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Whole Foods Market to swap out plastic straws for paper
The Amazon-owned retailer has already scrapped plastic bags at checkouts and polystyrene meat trays
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Morrisons to roll out plastic-free fruit & veg aisles in 60 stores
The retailer said it had seen a big spike in loose sales in a 10-month trial in three stores
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Unilever adds detectable black pigment to plastic bottles
Tresemmé and Lynx packs will become easily detectable by recycling plant scanners
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Blue Marine Foundation among winners of Waitrose plastic grant
The initiative was created with environmental charity Hububb
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Good Club aims to be ‘world’s first zero-waste online grocer’
The retailer intends to kick off a trial in the autumn of reusable packs for around 30 SKUs
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Holland & Barrett to stop selling wet wipes
Holland & Barrett is making the change as part of its Clean and Conscious pledge
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Leeds on-the-go recycling trial to be expanded across UK
The Leeds By Example project is to be followed by launches in Edinburgh and Swansea
