All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 259
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NewsAverage household bins a month's worth of food every year
Amost half of Brits keep bread in the fridge even though this speeds up the growth of mould
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NewsEdible packaging made from milk hailed as food waste breakthrough
New packaging technology could be on market in three years claim USDA scientists
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Comment & OpinionRecalls don't have to mean waste
In the last year alone there have been more than 100 product recalls as a result of food not being correctly labelled
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NewsMeat freezing advice 'misleading' consumers, claims survey
Retailers encouraged to explain that length of freezing relates to product quality rather than food safety
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NewsWaitrose shows cash is no longer king
According to the latest reports from Payments UK, use of card outstripped cash for the first time in 2015
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's to be done about coffee cup recycling?
With recycling facilities so limited, retailers may hold the solution
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op installs power-saving technology at 25 sites
Powerstar trialled voltage optimisation units in four Lincolnshire Co-op food stores last year
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NewsWaitrose takes lead on coffee cup recycling
Waitrose is looking for a cup that will be recyclable with all other mixed recycling across Waitrose stores
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NewsCo-op turns delivery packaging into bags for life
The Co-op is boosting its sustainability credentials by making its bags for life from delivery packaging
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NewsWill Aldi and Lidl stumble without the cosseting factor?
Sir, Maybe Aldi and Lidl would do well to consider ‘nudges’ in the manner of Waterstones
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NewsRiverford picks up six tonnes of 'unsuitable' lemons
The lemons were deemed “unsuitable to meet retailer specification based on appearance”
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NewsOrigin Green ambassadors land placements with UK food companies
Ambassadors will be tasked with promoting Origin Green sustainability programme in UK
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NewsPlastic bag use slashed by billions since 5p charge
Environment minister Thérèse Coffey hails £29m being donated to charity and good causes
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Comment & OpinionWill consumers remain invested in wonky veg?
Supermarkets didn’t set out to create food waste. And consumers haven’t always been as fussy as they have become
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NewsWar on Waste chef says supermarkets "rising to the challenge"
Hugh’s War on Waste returned this week and proved that levels of food waste in the fields are still extremely high
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Comment & OpinionLouis Theroux and Ellie Goulding help with food waste issue
The Grocer’s anti-food waste campaign is bang on trend on Twitter
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Comment & OpinionHugh's War on Waste uncovers more picky supermarkets
Would anyone object to seeing any of the supermarket chief executives pelted with wet cauliflower?
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NewsFSA to review 'use-by' stranglehold on redistribution
The FSA has promised to remove the barriers to food redistribution caused by “nanny state” date-marking policies
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NewsWaitrose to launch pasta in packaging made in part from food waste
The two Love Life fusilli come in a recyclable box that comprises 15% peas and pulses left over from making the products
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Comment & OpinionClimate change, Defra, and Andrea Leadsom
Sir, Defra is one organisation that could really benefit from a Brexiteer at its helm