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 ...

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.

Aldi has removed plastic windows and trays from several savoury food lines, in a move it says will eliminate 127 tonnes of the material annually. The discounter’s Specially Selected pies and quiches ...

Here’s how it works. Takeout sushi trays, spatulas and other household goods made with recycled black plastic can sometimes contain potentially toxic flame retardants, a new study suggests.

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

How many plastic spoons, knives, and forks do you think we throw away daily? [Stefan] noted that the compostable type is made from PLA, so why shouldn’t you be able to recycle it into 3D ...