All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 170
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NewsWaitrose lists refillable ‘laundry eggs’ in sustainability push
Ecoegg’s products have launched into 185 Waitrose stores
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NewsNestlé UK replaces plastic security seals with biodegradable alternative
Every load departing the Kit Kat manufacturer’s sites will use the biodegradable seals
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NewsAsda uses plastic water bottles to resurface Wakefield car park
Asda said the use of plastic bottles reduced the amount of virgin petroleum needed in the process
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Comment & OpinionBees buzz for Papa John’s pollinated pizza
When you hear about brands doing something for bees, you tend to think of efforts to plant flowers
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NewsSainsbury’s to replace black plastic trays in chilled ready meals with CPET
Waitrose has also replaced black plastic trays on five Indian ready meals this week
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NewsPlastic tax consultation: nearly half disagree with threshold
Feedback from 208,000 responses revealed strong public backing for an ‘all in’ deposit return scheme
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Comment & OpinionWrap’s latest food waste report underlines huge challenge for industry - and Theresa Villiers
The report makes clear that a “significant” amount of waste is caused by consumers and the industry itself
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NewsFood waste study finds £650m-worth wasted on farms
Wrap said it was working to acquire more data directly from producers to refine its findings and help direct future action
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NewsChannel Islands Co-op trials plastic-free produce
Retailer is trailling the move at two Jersey stores and two on Guernsey
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NewsInvestment fund launched for eco-friendly packaging
Government to supply £60m while £149m will come from the private sector
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NewsEnvironment groups call for variable deposit return scheme fees
Environmental lobby group A Plastic Planet has joined forces with health experts to call for a variable fee
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NewsAssociation of Convenience Stores slams plans for ‘all-in’ DRS
James Lowman described the proposed system as a blunt instrument which would undermine existing kerbside recycling
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NewsOrganic farm Daylesford aims to roll out Zero Waste Pantry concept
The introduction of Zero Waste Pantry is part of a wider food and plastic waste drive
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NewsJackson’s Yorkshire’s Champion Bread removes palm oil
The result of about a year’s work, the reformulated offer is rolling out this week to Waitrose
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Comment & OpinionGove commits to DRS, but the arguments are far from over
The Defra secretary has nailed his colours to the mast of an ‘all in’ system
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Comment & OpinionDon’t just lash out at farmers. Help them fight our ‘cheap food’ system
It feels like negative views about farmers are becoming more common
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NewsUK Plastics Pact expects ‘paradigm shift’ from food packaging guidance
The guidance sets out which plastics used in household packaging are currently classed as ‘recyclable’
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NewsMichael Gove to back ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme in war on plastic
The issue has caused a major split between retailers and suppliers
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NewsClimate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
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NewsRetailers and suppliers unite to call for action on PRN prices
A letter claimed unbudgeted financial pressure from increasing PRN prices was adding ‘tens of millions of pounds to compliance costs’