Schemes allowing shoppers to fill up reusable containers with staples like pasta, rice, teabags and laundry detergents have been trialled around the UK.

Instead, it wants shoppers to opt for refills. Ecover said: "In 2016, less than half of all plastic bottles were collected for recycling and only seven per cent of those were turned into new bottles.

The company is now urging people to stop buying new plastic bottles of washing up liquid and instead opt for refills. Ecover said: "In 2016, less than half of all plastic bottles were collected ...

If your taps are covered in limescale then cleaning them is quick and easy to do if you use a certain natural solution ...

SHOPPERS are rushing to bag the latest household essential from a high street store scanning for just 10p. Bargain hunters ...

While Sainsbury's stocks the refills for £10, Asda sells them at £7.50. The range is slightly cheaper as they sell refills for £6.99 but Aldi ultimately beats the other stores as they stock ...

The refill carton is also recyclable ... changes in their daily habits - one plastic bottle at a time. Meanwhile, Asda and Sainsbury's have issued an urgent recall and 'do not eat' warning ...

Asda is currently selling an Easter Munch Mix ... "love it - you get to keep the tin and then add refills." But not all shoppers were as enthusiastic about the tin: "M&S tins are a rip-off at ...

Once the burst water main has been repaired it could take up to 48 hours before water supplies are fully restored as the network refills ... said the town's Asda supermarket was 'total chaos ...