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Plastic

Posts tagged with "plastic"

1 April 2021 in Sustainability

A look back on World Consumer Rights Day 2021

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The consumer movement has marked 15 March with World Consumer Rights Day every year since 1983. Our guest, Consumers International, looks back on this year’s event.

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26 July 2019 in Shopping, Sustainability

Do we still need plastic loyalty cards?

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While clearing out my room for a move, I found 32 old plastic membership cards hidden away in my drawers and cupboards – are they really necessary?

on shopping

24 June 2019 in Shopping, Sustainability

Will you be using reverse vending machines?

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If not, why not!? Trials are underway at Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets to make recycling cans and plastic bottles easier. Will they become commonplace?

on recycling

10 June 2019 in Shopping, Sustainability

Waitrose plastic-free shopping: your views

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Waitrose is trialling allowing customers to bring their own refillable containers for fruit and veg, pasta, cereals, coffee and wine. Do you back its initiative?

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16 May 2019 in Home & Energy, Sustainability

Which? Magazine switches to a potato-starch wrapper

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You told us you didn’t like our plastic magazine wrappers – we listened and agreed. After research and testing, we’ve decided a compostable potato-based wrapper is the one for us. What do you think?

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31 December 2018 in Shopping, Sustainability

Is it time to go glitter-free in 2019?

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There’s been growing concern this year about glitter and its effect on the environment. Is it time phase out the sparkly microplastic?

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29 July 2018 in Home & Energy, Sustainability

What we buy creates tomorrow’s world

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The work Which? does, whether testing products or campaigning for change, doesn’t only protect consumers today, but has an impact on the future.

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24 July 2018 in Food & Drink, Sustainability

Grocery packaging: do you know what can and can’t be recycled?

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We all want to do more to help reduce the impact of plastic and other packaging in our environment – do you factor recycling in to your grocery shop?

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1 June 2018 in Food & Drink, Sustainability

Could this biodegradable bottle help tackle the plastic crisis?

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The 100% biodegradable Choose Water bottle reportedly decomposes within three weeks, so could it be the solution to our plastic water bottle problem? Here, in a guest post, Choose Water’s founder and director, James Longcroft, explains more…

(more on biodegradable water bottle…)

30 April 2018 in Food & Drink

How can we rethink packaging to win the war on plastic?

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plastic food packaging

The fight against plastic and food waste can’t be won unless we find viable alternatives. Step forward smart packaging, which can keep food fresh for longer and is more environmentally friendly. Our guest, Simon Lee, founder of food freshness technology company It’s Fresh!, explains how it works… (more on packaging…)

10 April 2018 in Home & Energy

Gardeners, what should we do about our tea bags?

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Teabags

We’ve all become aware of the need to reduce our use of plastics and think carefully about how we dispose of them – and when we garden, being out with nature trying to get the best from our environment, we’re probably more aware of this than most.

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