Sustainability news – Page 61
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NewsKP revamps Popchips and slashes packaging
Production is being moved to KP’s Leicestershire facility
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NewsBacardi plans ‘world’s most eco-friendly spirits bottle’ for 2023
It has created a bottle made from a plant-based biopolymer called Nodax PHA, which biodegrades in just 18 months
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NewsBooths lists ‘UK first’ plastic-free smoked salmon product
The NPD’s packaging is said to be fully recyclable, home compostable and biodegradable
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NewsSainsbury’s switches to energy-efficient pallet trucks
In store staff will now use pro-lifters and kinetic-powered versions
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NewsOcado Islington depot plan suffers setback as council revokes development certificate
An Ocado spokeswoman said the company was disappointed by the decision
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NewsConsumers warming up to water in cans, survey shows
Fifty-five per cent of adults would be more likely to buy water in a can “if they knew that the can is infinitely recyclable”, according to the survey
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NewsWrap to become ‘harder hitting’ with food waste campaigning
Wrap said unlike the war on plastic, the campaign against consumer food waste had failed to properly connect with younger people
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NewsMorrisons and John Lewis Partnership ditch glitter
JLP and Morrisons said they have made the commitment due to glitter taking hundreds of years to degrade
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NewsWhole Foods Market links with Infarm for in-store vertical herb farms
Whole Foods stores in Kensington and Fulham will be the first to receive the units
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NewsBord Bia launches first-ever TV ad push to promote Irish beef
The ’It’s All Right Here’ campaign will highlight the benefits of Ireland’s grass-fed system
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NewsMorrisons reports 70% jump in palm oil use
Morrisons attributed the rise to changes in its reporting method
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NewsAsda trials e-vehicles for home deliveries in Cambridge
The pod on the vehicles has capacity to carry 10 full totes of shopping
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NewsFood waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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NewsMidcounties Co-op CEO Phil Ponsonby calls for more sustainable business practices
Ponsonby spoke live at The Convenience Conference on 6 October
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NewsOne third of shoppers have loose produce Covid fears
36% felt sustainable packaging had become more important since the start of the pandemic
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride unveils new sustainability plan
It will focus on ‘five sustainability pillars’ to achieve its net-zero goal, ranging from sustainable farming to food production
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NewsAldi replaces plastic fruit & veg bags with reusable ones nationwide
The plastic bags will be gone from Aldi’s 900 UK stores by the end of year, the discounter said
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NewsArla to harness cow power in new manure-to-fuel trial
The dairy co-op will use manure from 500 cows to power two tankers as part of the trial
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NewsBord Bia launches ‘world first’ grass-fed standard for beef
The Irish Food Board’s standard will require farmers to ensure grass constitutes at least 90% of feed intake
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NewsFareShare urges government not to cut off food surplus funds
So far the funding has provided an additional 29.5 million meals for vulnerable people