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Campaigners have welcomed moves by Turkey to ban imports of plastic waste after it emerged UK rubbish was being dumped in the country. The Turkish trade ministry has added ethylene polymer plastics – which includes plastic film and bags and containers for shampoos and detergents – to its list of waste materials that are illegal to import. The move comes in the wake of a report from Greenpeace which highlighted how UK plastic has been found dumped and burned across southern Turkey. The campaign group said investigators documented piles of plastic waste dumped illegally by the roadside, in...

Co-op to remove plastic bags for life from all stores Co-op will remove plastic bags for life from sale in all 2,600 stores, citing concerns that they are increasing the amount of plastic in circulation, instead choosing to offer customers 10p compostable bags. Co-op’s new initiative will remove 29.5 million bags for life, weighing around 870 tonnes of plastic The retailer will start removing plastic bags for life across all its stores. In the short-term, reusable bag prices will be increased to 50p, with Co-op offering certified compostable bags for 10p to incentivise customers. The compan...

Morrisons to remove all plastic bags for life from UK stores Supermarket retailer Morrisons is removing all plastic versions of its "bags for life" from stores nationwide, in favour of paper and other reusable options, in a move that will save 3,200 tonnes of plastic each year. The retailer claims that removing every plastic bag from stores nationwide will save 3,200 tonnes of plastic each year Morrisons is phasing out plastic bags for life, starting in Scotland this month. Removals across England and Wales will commence over the next 12 months. The retailer claims that almost 100 million pla...

Morrisons to axe plastic bags from stores nationwide Content by subject If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. Morrisons will offer customers 30p paper bags instead | Credit: Morrisons Supermarket announces it will gradually phase out 'bags for life' from all its stores over the coming year Morrisons has announced plans to become the first supermarket to completely remove plastic bags from its stores in a bid to curb the mounta...

Biofuel is a source of renewable energy, unlike coal, natural gas or petroleum. That means it’s better for the environment because it generates energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. 3. Compostable face shields The shields are made from wood pulp material and are completely compostable. REEL and A Plastic Planet, the companies behind the invention, say their shared mission is to rid the world of unnecessary single-use plastic. 4. Reusing hospital PPE One company in the U.S. came up with what’s called the Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Syste...