TESCO

UK supermarket ditches plastic-wrapped multipacks / Other retailer chains forecast to follow

PLASTIC PACKAGING UK

Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

Sales fall by 37% in England / Austria sees 28% decline in quantity used against 2014

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Waitrose joins list of stores moving away from single-use coffee cups / Starbucks trials disposable cup fee in London / DS Smith advances recycling

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

UK retail chains donate bag fee to charity / Alzheimer's and WRAP are key beneficiaries

CARRIER BAGS

Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland

UK RECYCLING

John Lewis commits all plastic packaging for recycling in UK / Contract with Centriforce strengthens closed loop waste plastics strategy

PLASTIC FILM RECYCLING

PAFA trade association welcomes new recycling initiative / UK supermarkets to collect clean film in addition to carrier bags

PET WINE PACKAGING

French study asserts that white wine in PET bottles starts to oxidise within six months / Red wine unaffected / Further analysis in September