Business Archives - Page 6 of 7 - Plastic Generation

Government bans plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds

January 29, 2019

Business, Government, Ocean, Society, Wildlife

The proposed plan laid out in October 2018, aims to remove the harmful plastic waste elements - potentially saving our wildlife and waterways. The figures for use of these products annually in England alon...

UK supermarket Morrisons trials paper bags

Dan Walsh

January 28, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK supermarket Morrisons today announces a trial launch of large paper bags for groceries at supermarket check-outs. It didn’t stop there either - the price of plastic bags will also be doubled. Morrisons ...

British company turning plastic straws into new driveways

Sarah Bedwell

January 23, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Tech

Saving our oceans and re-using plastic waste for our everyday use! Cornish organisation Oltco is using plastic waste to form a new material that it's using to create driveways. Oltco states that it's 'Recyc...

Nestle gets ‘Smartie’ about Plastic

Sarah Bedwell

January 21, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Global confectioner says 'sayonara' to plastic across its range. Nestlé the worlds largest food and drink manufacturer, has taken a vow to phase out all non-recyclable plastics from its brands worldwid...

Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free produce

Dan Walsh

January 17, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK retailer Marks and Spencer has announced it is trialling plastic-free produce at one of its stores in London to try and reduce the amount of plastic-waste generated. 90 lines of loose fruit and veg will...

Ooho! rolls out edible ketchup packaging in successful trial across London

Dan Walsh

January 16, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

Hopefully you will have read our piece recently on Ooho!, the company created by Skipping Rocks Lab that specialises in edible packaging. Today we have more news from the East London startup… Over eight wee...

National Trust introduces fully biodegradable magazine wrapper

Sarah Bedwell

January 16, 2019

Business, Environment, Packaging

UK members magazine arrives in potato starch packing Members of the UK's National Trust are receiving their first newsletter and magazine of 2019 in an eco-friendly wrapper. Made from potato starch, the Tru...

Choose Water: the ethical water startup with an eco-friendly water bottle made from paper

Dan Walsh

January 11, 2019

Business, Ocean, Packaging

We love reporting on companies that are creating new ways to tackle the plastic crisis facing us all across the globe. In the case of Edinburgh-based Choose Water, this is no different. Choose Water has cre...

Broadcaster Sky joins forces with UK government to combat plastic waste

Dan Walsh

January 11, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Ocean, Society

Following on from its recent support of swimmer Lewis Pugh’s ‘The Long Swim’, an initiative to generate awareness about the need to clean the world’s oceans, major broadcaster Sky is now teaming up with the UK...

Former L’Oréal engineer becomes edible plastic entrepreneur

Dan Walsh

January 7, 2019

Business, Packaging

Sometimes the idea for a product or company comes from deciding to improve the way something works. Sometimes it comes from a negative experience. In the case of Pierre-Yves Paslier, it was a combination of th...