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Crisps, chocolate and cheese are among the worst foods for packaging recyclability, with brands including Pringles, Cadbury and Babybel failing to do their bit for the environment, a new Which? investigation has revealed. The consumer champion analysed 89 of the UK’s best-selling branded groceries and found only a third (34%) had packaging that was fully […]
The battle against plastic waste is being held back by a mountain of poorly-labelled bathroom products that could go unrecycled, Which? is warning. Which? analysed the recycling information on the labels of 20 common toiletries, as well as the type and volume of packaging, to determine how clearly the products are labelled and how […]
Almost half of packaging used by major UK supermarket chains cannot be easily recycled, a Which? investigation has found. The consumer champion analysed the packaging of a typical household shop of 46 of the most popular items from Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Researchers broke down each item’s […]
Which? is calling on the Government to make clear and simple recycling labelling compulsory after it found up to 29 per cent of plastic packaging used by supermarkets is either non-recyclable or difficult to recycle. In a snapshot investigation, the consumer champion analysed the packaging on a shopping basket of 27 everyday own-brand items at […]
Packaging makes up a quarter on average of the total weight of best-selling Easter eggs, according to analysis by Which?. A new Which? investigation has compared the top 10 best-selling branded Easter eggs, weighing their packaging, so that consumers can be aware of which chocolate treat leaves you with the least cardboard and plastic to […]