Aldi Ditches Single Use Plastic Bags in UK and Ireland!
Supermarket chain Aldi has strengthened its efforts to cut down plastic waste production by introducing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Source: www.onegreenplanet.org
Supermarket chain Aldi has strengthened its efforts to cut down plastic waste production by introducing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Source: www.onegreenplanet.org
Our economy is based upon a “take, make, dispose” model. But we all know this approach is reaching its limit; there’s a growing realisation that it’s no longer working for businesses, people or the environment, particularly as the world’s middle class population is growing rapidly and expected to…
One of the most widely recycled packaging materials is steel, which can be used over and over again without losing its properties.
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Fashion brands’ green initiatives can often come across as lip service, but a growing number of designers and executives seem intent on having a serious conversation about sustainability—and, more importantly, making real moves to decrease their environmental impact.
Starbucks, which doles out more than 1 billion straws a year, says it will phase out single-use plastic straws from its stores by 2020.