All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 180
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Analysis and Features
Taking the battle to brands: the new trends in own label
Buoyed by a decline in brand loyalty, the rise of the discounters and a value-focused younger generation, own label share
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News
Iceland expands its Deposit Return Scheme trial to stores across the UK
A second machine opened in one of the Wolverhampton stores today, with a further two scheduled for Scotland and Wales
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News
Latte levy could cost the UK economy £819m, says research
The Paper Cup Alliance highlighted the possibility of redundancies at manufacturing sites in Wrexham, Gosport and Huntingdon
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News
The Grocer’s plastics webinar now available on demand
Plastics and the Packaging Conundrum sees leading experts from retail, manufacturing and campaigning being quizzed
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News
Iceland's Richard Walker backs 'One Plastic Free Day' plan
The initiative has been organised by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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News
Waitrose launches Emma Bridgewater designed reusable bags
The range of reusable jute bags has been made from recycled plastic
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News
Foodservice companies urged to improve seafood sourcing
Only a small percentage of foodservice companies had signed up to the Sustainable Seafood Coalition, said its secretariat
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News
Plastic-free sandwich pack made from agri waste is 'UK first'
The new AgriRap wedge is made from stems and leaves left after the harvesting of crops
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News
Milk & More delivers new fleet of electric milk floats
The milk delivery service has spent £6.5m on 200 StreetScooter electric vans to replace diesel vehicles on urban rounds
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Comment and Opinion
M&S and Waitrose need to get over their addiction to plastic packaging
The upmarket retailers are addicted to fussy, unnecessary packaging - and consumers have had enough, says Joanna Blythman
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News
ABP completes switch to green electricity at all its sites
The move brings it within sight of reaching its 2020 carbon reduction targets two years ahead of schedule
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Comment and Opinion
Reducing energy behind the scenes with CHP units
As the number of customers choosing to shop online increases, the energy strain is moving away from stores and onto the distribution networks that sit behind the scenes, says Rohan Shiram of Centrica
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News
JLP introduces first reusable cup made from used paper cups
Waitrose and John Lewis are introducing the rCup, the world’s first reusable cup made from recycled cups
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News
'Significant progress' on the environment by dairy industry
The 10th Dairy Roadmap report showed greenhouse emissions to have fallen by 24% since the initiative was launched
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News
Tesco steps up war on plastic with packaging ban
Tesco said it wanted to work with the supply chain and the government to boost the national recycling infrastructure
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News
Register NOW for our free video webinar on packaging
Featuring senior industry figures from Iceland, Coca-Cola, Wrap and the British Plastics Federation
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Comment and Opinion
Will ditching the dates help Tesco hit its food waste targets?
It’s the latest in a series of initiatives by the supermarket to cut food waste, which has also seen the launch of its Perfectly Imperfect range of wonky veg, and donating surplus food to charity via Community Food Connection
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News
Government keeps 'open mind' on latte levy
Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh blasted the government’s unwillingness to ban disposable cups
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News
Iceland installs first machine in DRS trial
The Co-op is also launching a DRS trial with reverse vending machines across four major music festivals this summer
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News
Princes to roll out plastic bottles with 51% rPET
Princes expects to have transitioned to the packs across all branded and own label products by the end of September