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JLR is developing the next phase of its aluminium recycling initiative which reuses the aluminium in its current vehicles to make the cars of tomorrow.
TV presenter Kay Burley, 58, from London, called out flight company British Airways for the amount of single-use plastic used to package their items on-board. Twitter users had mixed views.
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The Central Coast Council, north of Sydney, endorsed the draft Single Use Plastic Policy at a council meeting on Monday.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an executive order Thursday banning city agencies from purchasing single-use plastics.
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IKEA Canada has announced it has phased out all single-use plastic straws in the country, with plans to eliminate all single-use plastic by 2020.
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TRAINED greengrocers will also advise customers on how best to preserve fresh produce as part of the trial at the Tolworth store in South West London. The chain also pledged to replace plastic produce bags with paper ones, and phase out plastic barcode stickers at all its shops.
Natural and organic focused grocery stores are becoming more popular across the country, and Trader Joe’s has become one of the biggest of them all, generating an estimated $8.27 billion in sales in 2015 with numbers rising steadily each year. Customers enjoy Trader Joe’s focus on simplicity and unique gourmet foods, as well as its decision not to include high fructose corn syrup, GMOs, and other artificial ingredients in its signature label products.