'Ditch plastic straws'

Here's a great article on reducing plastic waste:

'Ditch plastic straws' – experts and campaigners on how to cut plastic waste 

Lily Cole helps launch charity T-shirts made using recycled plastic to

draw attention to the 15m plastic water bottles used each day in the UK.

Photograph: Dave M. Benett

Marks & Spencer has redesigned and repackaged more than 140 best-selling products to cut plastic use, saving 75 tonnes of packaging a year in the process.

But are retailers and manufacturers doing enough? What more could and should they be doing? We asked a range of packaging experts and campaigners. Here’s what they said.


 

Lily Cole: ‘Ditch single-use plastic water bottles’

Companies should be proactively designing solutions to reduce plastic waste. Single-use plastic water bottles are perhaps the most damning culprit when there are so many alternatives readily available. I recently supported Brita’s #SwapForGood campaign, committing to avoiding single-use plastic water bottles and carrying around a reusable bottle instead.

Read the full article here:  https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/30/retailers-manufacturers-reduce-plastic-use-waste-lily-cole-ellen-macarthur