All news on the topic: Plastic waste

In a bid to reduce plastic waste, the supermarket chain has made changes to the packaging of its own-brand chicken and fish lines which will be seen in all Sainsbury's stores

Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed ripped apart the Government’s announcement for being 'too weak' as it does not ban the manufacturing of plastic wet wipes

The supermarket chain confirmed that it was testing out a new pilot scheme across some of its stores which sell F&F clothing which sees customers pay an extra 10p for their clothes hanger

People living in a Lancashire seaside town have been forced to keep their windows and doors firmly shut for two months in a desperate bid to swerve the stink - but to no avail

Aldi launched a refill station at its Solihull store last year and after a successful trial it is set to expand this trial further to more stores over the next six months

This amounts to over 200 billion plastic water bottles bought nationwide - with over a quarter admitting they regularly buy them

Retailer Sainsbury's is set to roll out changes to all stores by the end of them month as it will swap its plastic mushroom packaging for cardboard - saving more than 775 tons of plastic

Locals have labelled the fly-tipping hotspot as "the stuff of nightmares" with shopping trolleys, plastic bottles and rotting food waste amongst the rubbish that has been dumped

One in 10 adults have even disposed of animal waste down the drain - as over half are unaware of the environmental impact such waste has in the sewerage system

The Welsh Government has introduced a new law to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into the environment by prohibiting the supply of certain single-use plastic products

As of today, October 1, you will no longer be able to buy certain single-use plastic items from any business including takeaways, as part of the government's plan to tackle pollution and litter

Three-quarters of youngsters have asked their parents for the latest toys or games - with little understanding of the environmental impact of these playthings

The vacuum packaging trial is only being tested across select Aldi stores in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire

It comes as seven in ten builders say they have had other people's rubbish dumped into their skips - forcing them to fork out money out of their own pockets

Heartbreaking new footage shows working donkeys, camels, and cows left to scavenge for food among mountains of plastic waste - with life-threatening results

Lidl, Co-Op and Sainsbury's now all offer the new recyclable packaging on their own brand beef mince products in a bid to reduce plastic waste

Asda says the switch to clear caps, which will be across Asda's own label fresh milk range, will allow 207million plastic milk tops to be recycled to make new milk bottles each year

Aldi has removed all of the glass and metal components from the handwash pumps - which means the entire packaging is able to be fully recycled in the UK

The new regulations could see food prices rise for consumers, as businesses are forced to assume all costs for recycling the packaging waste they produce

Sainsbury's introduced its new vacuum packaging for its minced meat last month in a bid to reduce its plastic waste and says that the packaging uses 55% less plastic than the traditional plastic tray covered with film

The WasteShark has been deployed in busy Canary Wharf, in London, and can travel up to 5km before needing to be recharged

MIRROR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Single-use vapes are also posing a significant health threat to wildlife, sea life and birds as they contain materials and poisonous substances including plastic, lithium and ­nicotine

The huge play area - named Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland - has been created by the Duchess of Northumberland and will feature tube and spiral slides