Plastic Waste

How to navigate the single-use plastic ban

02 November 2023 by News

A new law means many single-use plastics are now banned in hospitality. Stephen Nolan looks at how operators can bend and adapt

News

Scottish hospitality welcomes delay to 'poorly designed' deposit return scheme

19 April 2023 by Victoria Miller

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf has said that the launch of Scotland’s controversial deposit return scheme (DRS) will be delayed until March of next year.

News

Single-use plastic cutlery to be banned in England

09 January 2023 by Katherine Price

Products

Understand the upcoming takeaway packaging laws

13 September 2022 by Angela Frewin

News

MPs call for urgent ban on plastic pint cups

13 July 2022 by Katherine Price

News

Why Whitehall should ban plastic pint cups

14 June 2022 by Sian Sutherland

News

Scottish businesses face up to £5,000 fine for flouting single-use plastics ban

01 June 2022 by Naomi Ackerman

Rules banning businesses in Scotland from providing certain single-use plastic items come into force today, with[...]

Advice

How to prepare for the plastic tax

16 December 2021 by Laura Taylor

A tax on plastic packaging is set to be introduced in April 2022. Laura Taylor explains[...]

News

Consultation launched into banning single-use plastic cutlery and plates

23 November 2021 by Sophie Witts

Single-use plastics such as plates, cutlery and food containers could all be banned in England after[...]

Products

Heineken delists all PET bottles from its on-trade network

11 October 2021 by Lisa Jenkins

Heineken UK has announced a move to delist all PET bottles from its on-trade network, with[...]

News

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates could be banned in England

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups could be banned in England as the government steps up its ‘war on plastic’."

31 August 2021 by Sophie Witts

Products

The latest sustainable takeaway packaging and ways of dealing with waste food

06 November 2020

by Angela Frewin

Food and plastic waste mean money waste, and as the industry recovers from the impact of Covid-19, operators simply can’t afford these losses. Angela Frewin finds out what can be done.

In-Depth

Viewpoint: Embrace the sustainability challenge

13 November 2019

by News Desk

Change is challenging, but making your business more sustainable can also be an enjoyable process and is ultimately necessary for the survival of our industry, says Skye Gyngell

Business