All Plastic articles – Page 28
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Comment and OpinionThe Flexible Plastic Fund could be a big moment in the battle against pollution
An impressive list of companies must work to establish a market for recycled soft plastics
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Comment and OpinionRecycling is not enough. The only way to tackle the plastic crisis is to make less plastic
Recycling is an imperfect solution to a huge issue, says Nina Schrank, senior plastics campaigner at Greenpeace UK
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NewsFamily food bills face £125 a year hike under packaging clampdown
Suppliers told The Grocer they were shocked at the scope of the proposals for extended producer responsibility due to come into force in 2024
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NewsSoft plastic crisis: UK industry giants launch fund to drive recycling uptake
A £1m fund has been set up, which will seek to drive investment in soft plastic recycling facilities
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NewsPrinces adds plastic-free fruit pots range
The fully recyclable aluminium pots with cardboard sleeves are a UK first, said the brand
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Comment and OpinionThe plastic that is glaringly missing from the recycling stream
Polypropylene is far more prolific than PET, yet isn’t being recycled. Now we have the technology to sort and decontaminate it, says Professor Edward Kosior of Nextek
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NewsUnilever to sell all toothpastes in recyclable tubes by 2025
It comes after GSK last week announced it would launch fully recyclable toothpaste tubes
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NewsAldi launches in-store soft plastics recycling points
The new recycling bins have been introduced at 20 stores across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester
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NewsCo-op renews music festivals sponsorship deal with Live Nation UK
Co-op will run a pop-up supermarket at each event, selling a wide range of everyday essentials and festival staples
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NewsWrap calls for supermarket step change on flexible plastic collection
The move comes with less than 20% of local authorities collecting plastic bags and wrapping as part of their kerbside recycling services
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NewsWaitrose relaunching sandwich platters ahead of lockdown easing
The products are also being relaunched with significantly less packaging
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NewsAndrew Thornton sells Belsize Park Budgens store to The Kavanagh Group
The sale to The Kavanagh Group is set to complete on 9 June
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NewsTesco to ditch plastic rings and shrink wrap from its entire beer and cider range
The supermarket will stop receiving drinks that are held together by soft plastic rings and shrink wraps this month
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NewsComfort highlights clothes care with Ultimate Care reformulation
The relaunch and accompanying campaign aim to reinforce the brand’s position as a ‘clothes care expert’
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News10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May
The fee for single-use carrier bags in England will double to 10p and be extended to all shops
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NewsLidl quits digital DRS group, amid confusion fear
The retailer, alongside Aldi, Co-op, Ocado, suppliers Diageo and Danone and the BRC, had been part of the Digital DRS Industry Working Group
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NewsAsda confirms sustainability ambitions in first ESG report
Affordable greener choices, reducing single-use plastic and cutting food waste came top of the list of demands from customers, Asda said
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Comment and OpinionCo-op should be applauded for a climate plan that goes beyond bags
The society has come up with a 10-point climate plan that seems aimed at delivering real change
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NewsMorrisons brings back refill container scheme as Covid cases fall
The initiative is available in all Morrisons stores and with the containers being given a sticky label that is then scanned at the tills
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NewsSainsbury’s reusing ‘rescued’ plastic in strawberry and fish packaging
Its fresh fish range will contain 34% of the recycled plastic in its packaging