Sustainability news – Page 123
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NewsWaitrose backs Food for Thought programme in Scotland
Waitrose says many of its partners will be volunteering and it will be providing tours of its shops
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NewsOne Stop adds more single pick lines to reduce waste
The retailer estimates the move could save stores an average of £100 per week
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NewsTesco ranks first among supermarkets in tackling waste
Tesco earned high praise for its transparency and commitment
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NewsMicrobeads ban will bring hike in costs say suppliers
Ban will create a level playing field for industry and stop new products from being sold in the UK, says Defra
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NewsCo-op backs Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan
The Co-op says PIRAP sets it new targets as it pushes on with existing initiatives
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NewsWrap launches initiative to reduce food waste in London
The campaign aims for joined-up thinking on food waste, recycling and healthy eating
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NewsPlastic microbeads to be banned from personal care products
Ban will create a level playing field for industry and stop new products from being sold in the UK, says Defra
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NewsSainsbury's to hand out 1 million free fridge thermometers
Sainsbury’s is set to give away one million fridge thermometers
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NewsCo-op launches new food redistribution pilot
If trial is successful it could be rolled out nationwide
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NewsFood businesses ahead of Environment Agency recycling targets
Food producers and manufacturers will have an overall lower cost of complying with UK packaging regulations this year
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NewsMicrobeads: MPs call for 'urgent' ban on use in cosmetics
About 86 tonnes of microplastics released into environment every year from facial exfoliants alone, Committee says
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NewsWaitrose brings back MSC-accredited canned mackerel
Tins sold under the Essential Waitrose own-label range carrying the MSC eco-label started rolling out into stores this week
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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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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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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