All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 153
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Analysis and Features
Are the supermarkets getting food banks right?
The number of food banks in the UK has rocketed – but the way in which supermarkets support them varies wildly
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News
Birds Eye marks 100% certification Follow the Fish on-pack promotion
The milestone made Birds Eye the “biggest brand in the UK” for certified sustainable and responsible seafood sourcing
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Comment and Opinion
Fire-ravaged Brazil faces a fight in growing UK pork and poultry exports
The UK’s poultry sector - not to mention consumers - are likely to be concerned by Brazil’s ‘sustainable’ farming methods
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis: grocery must end the art of packaging air
It’s staggering how much excess packaging is used, says Tesco CEO, Dave Lewis
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News
Spar to notify local shoppers of price reductions with Gander app
Two hundred and seventy UK stores with Henderson Technology’s EdgePoS went live last Friday
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News
Olympia London links with Wrap for food waste campaign
The venue is tracking waste by measuring deteriorated food, preparation waste, inedible waste and plate waste
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News
Sainsbury’s begins deposit return scheme trial with glass bottles
The Scottish government has already vowed to push ahead with an all-in system as early as 2020
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Comment and Opinion
Time to move the ‘meat vs plant’ debate beyond crude headlines
Ill-informed churnalism has imported a lie about red meat, says Joanna Blythman
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News
Waitrose wins ‘Fine to Flush’ certification for own-label wet wipes
Two plastic-free products are available from today
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Comment and Opinion
Is the compostable coffee pod already old news?
Waitrose has ditched plans for compostable pods in favour of a recyclable version. Could this be the eco-friendly future of the format?
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News
North Sea cod off the menu as stocks slump
Climate change and a failure to reduce fishing pressures on stocks are thought to be behind a collapse in numbers
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News
Iceland claims almost universal approval for DRS bottle recycling schemes
Iceland became the first retailer to begin trialling reverse vending machines in some of its stores in May last year
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News
Tesco announces four-step second phase of war on plastic
The Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan was first launched last year
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News
Waitrose delays home compostable coffee pod range indefinitely
The compostable coffee pod range had been due to hit shelves last December
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News
Booths encourages reusable containers in anti-plastic move
The northern supermarket has been working to phase out single-use plastic in its stores
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News
Co-op to push local authorities on household food waste collections
Society is writing to the near-half of all local authorities that do not collect food waste
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Comment and Opinion
Defending the meat industry: the right people must deliver the right message
Invoking the ‘vegan lobby’ and shouting down critics isn’t the right way to defend the meat sector
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Analysis and Features
Is the food industry doing enough to help save the bees?
Bees and other pollinators are vital for UK food production, but they’re under threat
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Analysis and Features
Can the meat industry fight back against latest attacks?
Some in the sector believe the time has come to mount a more robust defence
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Comment and Opinion
Reusable bags: a gay way to save the world?
Bleak news for anyone who doesn’t want the world to burn