All Plastic articles – Page 21
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Comment & OpinionOnly innovative challengers can help retailers hit sustainability targets
Resetting our relationship with consumption is vital if we’re to avoid the impending climate crisis, says Tim Keaveney, co-founder at Homethings
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Comment & OpinionWhy Abel & Cole is ditching ‘compostable’ plastics
Research has shown compostable plastic can only break down under very specific conditions, says Hugo Lynch, sustainability project manager at Abel & Cole
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NewsAsda ditches plastic from 550 million teabags
Asda said it will phase in the new bags over the next six months across its entire range, from Just Essentials to Extra Special
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NewsAbel & Cole scraps compostable plastic packaging due to sustainability concerns
The online retailer said it was still working on alternative packaging options, but that it will remove packaging altogether “where it won’t compromise food safety or quality”
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NewsTesco ‘rewinds the clock’ and cuts plastic with return to loose bread
Doughnuts will now be sold in a fully recyclable paper bag with a glassine window
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NewsLidl is next retailer to replace green milk caps with clear ones
The new lids are more easily recyclable into food-grade plastic
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Comment & OpinionRecycling rules are almost as confusing as the chaos at Westminster
Climate change body Wrap produced a report today showing just how bamboozled the average household is by their local authority recycling guidelines
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NewsRecycling confusion hindering war on plastic, survey finds
Recycle Now’s insights found that 80% of UK households were missing out on recycling everyday items
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NewsAldi switching to cardboard porridge pots to cut plastic
The discounter’s own brand plastic porridge pots are to be swapped for fully recyclable, card-based ones in all stores by early 2023
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NewsWalkers invests £14m into sustainable packaging moves
The crisps giant claims the move will remove 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain annually
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NewsThousands of retailers set for deposit return scheme exemption
The move could see vast swathes of smaller retailers allowed to duck out of the scheme either temporarily or permanently
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Comment & OpinionWhy brands with meaning are even more crucial in the cost of living crisis
The simple but challenging problem for brands is how to give consumers ‘more’, says Andrew Eyles, CEO & founder of Bluemarlin
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NewsJudicial review launched to challenge Scotland’s DRS rollout
Abdul Majid, whose store took part in a DRS trial, is raising judicial review proceedings in the Court of Session against scheme administrator Circularity Scotland
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Analysis & FeaturesWill supermarket net-zero plans survive the cost of living crisis?
COP26 saw a raft of climate commitments. But will businesses see them through in tough times?
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Analysis & FeaturesBroken promises: is setting environmental targets doing more harm than good?
Many brands and retailers have set big environmental targets, only to fall short. Should their ambition be applauded or discouraged – or will rule changes put a stop to them?
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NewsHeineken rolls out improved Green Grip cardboard multipack can topper
The new packaging was trialled in selected Tesco stores to stress-test its strength and stability for retailers and shoppers
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NewsDRS rollout heading for chaos, warn food and drink industry giants
Companies including Coca-Cola and Booker, said hopes of a joined-up approach across the devolved nations had virtually disappeared
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NewsSainsbury’s switches all own-label coffee pods from plastic to aluminium
Sainsbury’s has also reduced the amount of cardboard across the range by over 20%
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Comment & OpinionWhat Asda has learned from its sustainability store trials
Asda has learned a lot about how to operationalise a completely different way of retailing, says director of sustainable commercial activities Susan Thomas
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NewsAldi rolling out soft plastic collection points to nearly all stores
Aldi said it expected to collect up to 1,000 tonnes of plastic a year once the bins were installed in over 800 stores