All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 184
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Ferrero follows PepsiCo with palm oil transparency pledge
The two suppliers were among eight fmcg giants accused of failing to act on rainforest destruction
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EkoPlaza introduces plastic-free packaging
Dutch supermarket revealed world’s first plastic-free shopping aisle earlier this month
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Selfridges launches world's first edible drink packaging
Ooho! is a fully-biodegradable spherical packaging made of seaweed and filled with filtered London tap water
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Coffee cup and plastic waste to soar by 2030, says WWF
WWF predicts that the UK will use 41% more plastic straws, 34% more crisp packets, and 9% more drinks bottles by 2030
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Analysis and Features
Life after plastic: what are the other packaging options?
Plastic packaging has faced fierce criticism for decades, but never quite like this. Two months after the government announced plans to phase out avoidable plastic waste by 2042, the industry is in a race against time to find viable alternatives. What options are there?
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Comment and Opinion
Urgent work is needed to make plastic more sustainable
It’s all very well declaring a war on plastic, but unless we can find viable alternatives, the war will only end in defeat
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Test project to create food packaging from algae
The new packaging material will be tested in branches of Nordsee
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Hovis on the road to all-electric delivery vehicles
It has deployed two Fuso eCanter vehicles for an initial two years
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Bottled water suppliers join forces on plastic waste initiative
Companies including Nestlé, Danone, LSR and Highland Spring will convene next week for the first workshop of Future of Plastic Packaging
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McDonald's pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 36%
It has also committed to a 31% reduction on emissions per metric ton of food & packaging across its supply chain
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Starbucks kicks off $10m 'moon shot' on recyclable cups
Starbucks will collaborate with sustainable investment company Closed Loop Partners
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Ocado achieves near-zero levels of food waste
Ocado’s Suzanne Westlake said she believed the online retailer had ‘the lowest total food waste figures in our industry’
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Tesco and Coca-Cola join industry 'coalition' on plastic
A ‘coalition’of companies including the Co-op and Heineken are drawing up a new collaborative strategy
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AB InBev kicks off new sustainability drive
The Budweiser and Stella owner has vowed to make 100% of its packaging returnable or recyclable by 2025…
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Percol Coffee to open sustainable pop-up in London
Percol Coffee to open sustainable pop-up in London
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PepsiCo pledges to publish palm oil supplier list
The food and drink giant was among eight major fmcg suppliers attacked in a new report from the environmental group yester…
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Tetley and Bettys & Taylors to trial plastic-free teabags
Tea manufacturers are taking action to reduce customers’ plastic consumption after growing concerns from tea-drinkers
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DS Smith makes 100% UK coffee cup recycling claim
DS Smith makes 100% UK coffee cup recycling claim
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Comment and Opinion
It’s not just fish: how panicked should people be about microplastic?
Health organisations such as the FSA didn’t believe there was cause for concern but couldn’t be certain, it’s an emerging issue …
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Plastic found in 'brand after brand' of bottled water
Scientists examined more than 250 bottles from nine countries, and reported finding plastic in 242 of the 259 samples