Plastic yo-yos, cookie cutters, magnifying glasses and fortune teller fish are to be stripped out of the nation’s Christmas crackers. The move by John Lewis is part of a wider backlash against plastic waste and pollution that will change packaging around Christmas-themed merchandise and other products. Other Dove products will move to 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles ‘where technically feasible’ from the end of this year. Chief Research & Development officer at Unilever, Richard Slater, said: ‘Today’s announcements are an important step in our work to transform how we produce, use and dispose of plastic packaging. 'Our research shows that while we are well accustomed to recycling items from the kitchen, there is often valuable plastic packaging missed from the bathroom.’

Source: Daily Mail October 21, 2019 00:10 UTC