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Environment

Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise

A tax that has reduced plastic bag consumption in Sweden by more than three-quarters in four years is being abolished on Friday, despite warnings that the move could lead...
Business

‘Shop like our nan!’ Call for supermarket ban on plastic packaging for fresh goods

Supermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so...
Business

Lego plans to make half the plastic in bricks from renewable materials by 2026

Lego plans to make half the plastic in its bricks from renewable or recycled material rather than fossil...
California

‘Sip, return, repeat’: US city tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system

A line of purple, plastic cups grows longer on the counter at Avid Coffee as Sam Gearhard takes...

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