So, I looked for them. They were present only in a small percentage. The biggest culprits were disposable cutlery, especially ...

For example, eliminating paper tray liners rids of 100,000 tonnes of paper per year, eliminating plastic cutlery and drink caps rids of 48,500 tonnes per year, and eliminating rubber gloves in the ...

Readers suggest what to do about the city’s waste and other problems, the removal of rubbish bins from streets, and more targeted ways of phasing out plastic. Malaysia shuts 2 sites over illegal ...

And, she added, bans and reductions on single-use plastic products are needed. Those include products like bags, wrappers, cups, food and beverage containers, cutlery, plates and straws that get ...

alongside pre-existing rPET trays for fresh meat, are set to avoid 2,116 tons of virgin plastic every year. The move aligns with Lidl’s worldwide REset Plastic strategy, through which it plans to ...

Budget supermarket chain Aldi is taking significant steps to reduce its plastic footprint by eliminating plastic windows and trays from several savoury goods lines. Starting 27 November 2024, ...

Construction work on Neufchâteau PET Plastic Trays Recycling Plant located in Wallonia, Belgium commenced in Q3 2024, after the project was announced in Q1 2020. According to GlobalData, who tracks ...

Chan Hok-lik, the manager of a Sham Shui Po restaurant selling roasted meat that opened last month, said fibre pulp cutlery and paper straws were 30 per cent more expensive than plastic utensils.