The UK Plastics Pact was launched earlier this year as a collaborative initiative to create a circular economy for plastics. 42 major brands, retailers and suppliers have made a pledge to have 100% of their plastic packaging as reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Also making waves is a petition signed by more than 150,000 people calling for PepsiCo's Walkers and other crisp manufacturers to make their packets more "environmentally-friendly".

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