All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 192
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Comment & OpinionA 10p plastic bag tax? Industry is way ahead of ministers here
Some are said to be concerned that the move looks like profiteering
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NewsTesco to use recycled plastic to resurface car parks
Tesco worked with plastic road company MacRebur to resurface its carpark in Cuckoo Bridge, Dumfries
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NewsPlastic bag tax set to rise to 10p for all retailers
Plastic bag sales in England’s biggest seven supermarkets have dropped by nearly 90% since 5p charge introduction
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NewsM&S to swap out single-use plastic cutlery for wood
Retailer currently gives out 75 million pieces of plastic cutlery every year
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Comment & OpinionThe concerns of industry about a plastic tax must be heeded
It’s been a big week for innovation in the war on plastic
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NewsThe Collective hails recycling 'breakthrough' with new lids
Green pigment in the new lids can be picked up by infrared sensors in recycling plants
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NewsBooths cuts plastic with market-style fruit & veg fixtures
Fixtures are part of a host of measures to reduce plastic use…
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Comment & OpinionWater scarcity means there’s no such thing as ‘guilt-free’ fruit & veg
Source: Getty Images Over the past two decades the UK per capita demand for fruit has risen by 23% and vegetables by 7% Retailers and shoppers need to start thinking about the ‘water scarcity footprint’ of their food, that is, the potential impact of water use on ...
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat makes a coffee pod environmentally-friendly?
We run the rule over the sustainability credentials of the leading coffee pods
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NewsSingle-use plastic tax gets 'overwhelming' support
Chancellor Philip Hammond said there had been an “extraordinary” level of backing for fiscal measures, after the Treasury
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NewsEco-conscious US brand Just Water makes UK debut
Founded in 2015 by Jaden Smith, son of Hollywood star Will Smith, Just Water is packed in 82% renewable packaging
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NewsAsda takes plastic off swedes in first of 'rolling programme'
Retailer is not removing plastic from cucumbers as it fears an increase in food waste
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NewsDiageo launches edible flavoured straws to pair with RTD cans
The straws come in strawberry, lime, chocolate and lemon flavours
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NewsSeven new paper cup recycling centres opened in Cornwall
The new facilities have been supplied by ACE UK, an alliance of packaging companies, in partnership with Cornwall Council
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NewsRiverford Organic to remove single-use plastic from veg boxes
The brand has pledged to ditch single-use plastic by 2020 and replace it with compostable solutions
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NewsTwinings publishes full list of its tea suppliers in India
The business has added an online ‘sourcing map’ as part of its Sourced with Care sustainability initiative
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Comment & OpinionLetter: Engaged Tracking emissions report was 'flawed'
The report assumed supermarkets not publishing emissions data were performing poorly, says Richard Walker
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Comment & OpinionNo-deal Brexit could be an environmental catastrophe too
As positive as the heatwave has been for trade this summer, there is a negative, with inflation – not to mention long-term
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Comment & OpinionRecyclable crisp bags are a great start – but we need a major shift in attitudes
Whichever eco-solution they choose, crisp purveyors will have their work cut out
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NewsAldi promises carbon neutrality by 2019
The discounter was recently ranked as one of the “dirtiest polluters” among UK supermarkets