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UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

UK households collectively throw away almost 100 billion pieces of plastic every year, according to a recent survey. The Big Plastic Count saw nearly 100,000 households across the country count every piece of disposable packaging they used over the ...

12 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Single-use plastics ban to take full effect after UK Government move

Scotland’s single-use plastics ban is to become fully effective after the UK Government opted to exempt it from the Internal Market Act. The controversial legislation was designed to manage regulatory divergence between the countries of the UK but ...

22 Jul 2022 at 17:02

Lorna Slater: Scotland has turned promises into action on single-use plastics

A ban on single-use plastics shows Scotland is turning “promises into action” on the environment, a Scottish Government minister said. Lorna Slater, the circular economy minister, spoke out as Scotland became the first part of the UK to regulate ...

01 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Charities in plea to retailers to ban single-use vapes

Environmental and health charities are calling on Scottish retailers to stop selling single-use vapes. Following a Scottish Government announcement of a review into the environmental impact of the devices, charities such as Keep Scotland ...

16 Feb 2023 at 13:33

Single-use plastic ban comes into force in Wales

Several single-use plastics have been banned from being sold across Wales as new legislation comes into force. The Welsh Government said the ban will reduce the flow of plastic pollution into the environment by prohibiting the supply of ...

30 Oct 2023 at 09:31

Local News

Foyle MLA urges action on single-use plastics ban

SDLP Climate Change Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called for progress on a single-use plastics ban in the North. He was speaking after an announcement that a ban would be progressed in England before the end of the year. The products ...

11 Jan 2023 at 10:33

Drinks industry needs radical change to meet emissions targets, campaigners warn

Radical change is needed from policy makers if the drinks industry is to reduce emissions enough to meet 2050 net-zero targets, environment campaigners have said. As well as improved recycling for containers such as cans, plastic and ...

20 Nov 2023 at 06:49

Scotland

Ministers urged to abandon ‘nonsensical’ plans for so-called latte levy

Retailers and hospitality chiefs are calling on Scottish ministers to ditch “nonsensical” plans to charge a new fee on drinks sold in single-use cups. The Scottish Government wants to bring in a charge of at least 25p when drinks ...

14 Nov 2024 at 20:51

Businesses must prepare for single-use plastics ban, councils warn

Businesses and individuals in England must prepare for the upcoming ban on some single-use plastic items, councils have warned. They will no longer be able to supply products like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups ...

29 Sept 2023 at 00:01

National News

Petition calls on Electric Picnic to address tent pollution

A petition calling on the organisers of Electric Picnic to address the level of plastic pollution at the annual festival has reached almost 500 signatures. It comes after drone footage showing what appears to be the ...

13 Sept 2023 at 18:33

Scotland

Campaigners urge ministers to set targets for refillable and reusable containers

The Scottish Government is being urged to set targets for refillable and reusable products in new legislation that aims to help build a greener economy. Environmental campaigners at Action to Protect Rural Scotland ...

27 Nov 2023 at 09:37

Greenpeace block access to Unilever HQ in single-use plastics protest

Greenpeace UK activists blocked access to Unilever’s headquarters in central London on Thursday morning, claiming the consumer goods company is “trashing the planet and harming communities” through single-use ...

05 Sept 2024 at 13:20

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