Tag: plastic

Coke Launches Bottle Made with Plastic from the Sea

Stuart Mitchell

Coca-Cola is unveiling the first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks. This sample is the first ever plastic bottle made using marine litter that has been successfully recycled and reused in food and drink packaging. About 300 sample bottles have been produced using 25% recycled marine plastic[1], retrieved from the Mediterranean Sea and beaches. A small step for now, but the technology behind it has big potential. Recycling the…

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Alaska Airlines asks guests to help reduce inflight plastic waste through #FillBeforeYouFly

Stuart Mitchell

Alaska Airlines has announced its #FillBeforeYouFly initiative to partner with guests and employees to continue reducing the use of single-use plastics inflight. The aim: rally with flyers to bring their own water bottle and fill it before they board. This is one of Alaska Airlines’ many sustainability efforts to reduce inflight waste per passenger going to landfills by 70% by 2020. “We’re passionate about working with our guests, employees, airports, and partners to reduce waste, protect habitats, and improve water health,” said Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of external…

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McDonald’s UK and Ireland to trial ‘swapping out’ Happy Meal toy to reduce plastic

Stuart Mitchell

McDonald’s UK and Ireland has announced it will be offering more choice on the Happy Meal, giving customers the option to ‘swap out’ the Happy Meal toy. Next month, in selected restaurants, the business will provide customers with the option to swap the toy for a fruit bag, and in early 2020 will also run a trial of always offering customers a choice between a book and a toy. The tests come as a the business continues on its journey to reduce plastic – following the recent roll-out of paper…

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Hasbro to Phase Out Plastic from New Toy and Game Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Hasbro, Inc. has announced that, beginning in 2020, it plans to begin phasing out plastic from new product packaging, including plastic elements like polybags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs. The company’s ambition is to eliminate virtually all plastic in packaging for new products by the end of 2022. “Removing plastic from our packaging is the latest advancement in our more than decade-long journey to create a more sustainable future for our business and our world,” said Brian Goldner, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro. “We have an experienced,…

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Iceland Trials UK’s First Plastic Bag Free Store In Fight Against Plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Iceland has launched an industry leading trial, removing plastic bags altogether from one of its stores, as it continues to lead the way in the fight against plastic. The trial will run in Iceland’s Hackney store, with customers being offered extra-strong paper bags for 15p. The bags can hold up to 16kg – the equivalent of 70 packs of Iceland’s No Bull Burgers (226g per pack). Lighter weight paper carrier bags (10p), jute bags (£1), Disney branded cotton bags (£1), and small paper bags for meat products will also be…

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