And, these days it couldn't be easier to ditch single-use plastic — there are so many brands offering reusable alternatives that are more affordable and much better looking than plastic bags anyway.

They’re the most popular throwaway option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable straws. One company has developed a ...

However, there are reusable options that can work just as well. In place of plastic bags and wrap, wax wrap is an eco-friendly alternative that can be used, washed and reused for about a year ...

These reusable bags, made of the material called HDPE, are 'thicker and heavier' than the LDPE plastic bags used previously. And they are most likely not recycled in residential and consumer ...

A reusable water bottle can also save you money and help the environment by cutting down on single-use plastics in the long run: around 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean annually ...

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...

Takeaways told 'use less plastic' Over 900 million tonnes of food wasted each year A key factor, she said, was that the reusable tins were grant-funded, and cost nothing to the businesses.