Sustainability news – Page 71
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NewsSainsbury’s begins deposit return scheme trial with glass bottles
The Scottish government has already vowed to push ahead with an all-in system as early as 2020
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NewsNorth Sea cod off the menu as stocks slump
Climate change and a failure to reduce fishing pressures on stocks are thought to be behind a collapse in numbers
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NewsCo-op to push local authorities on household food waste collections
Society is writing to the near-half of all local authorities that do not collect food waste
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NewsBibby reports 10% fleet emissions cut as part of Road to Zero plan
Bibby has invested in “enhanced” driver training, new and more economical vehicles
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NewsMolson Coors to ditch plastic from Carling and Coors Light packaging
The brewing giant said it planned to plough £7.5m into making the changes over the next two years
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NewsIceland ranked bottom in sustainable meat scorecard by Feedback
The charity Feedback ranked supermarkets on their actions to help shoppers eat ‘less and better’ meat
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NewsNespresso unveils Re:Cycle bike made from used coffee capsules
The coffee giant has worked with Swedish bicycle brand Vélosophy on the limited edition vehicle
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NewsIPCC climate change report ‘overly simplistic’, say farming groups
They say it is not right that the UK has been conflated with less sustainable production systems abroad
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NewsThai Union & Princes launch project to improve Senegal fishery
The scheme aims to prepare the fishery for Marine Stewardship Council certification
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NewsA simple way to combat the food waste crisis: share food
A third of all food produced goes to waste, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio
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NewsWaitrose lists refillable ‘laundry eggs’ in sustainability push
Ecoegg’s products have launched into 185 Waitrose stores
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NewsFood waste study finds £650m-worth wasted on farms
Wrap said it was working to acquire more data directly from producers to refine its findings and help direct future action
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NewsAssociation of Convenience Stores slams plans for ‘all-in’ DRS
James Lowman described the proposed system as a blunt instrument which would undermine existing kerbside recycling
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NewsJackson’s Yorkshire’s Champion Bread removes palm oil
The result of about a year’s work, the reformulated offer is rolling out this week to Waitrose
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NewsClimate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
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NewsKFC calls on industry to do more as it signs major chicken welfare agreement
It will see the fast food giant adopt a set of six criteria agreed by 28 animal protection charities from across Europe
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NewsSheffield Co-op trials glass milk bottles from Our Cow Molly
Around 30 glass bottles of the brand’s ‘super fresh’ milk will be available daily from the Ecclesall Road store
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NewsSainsbury’s launches first reverse vending machine trial in Scotland
Sainsbury’s other trials kicked off last month at stores in Lincoln and Hull
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NewsSales of MSC UK fish and seafood hit £1bn mark
The certification scheme has crowned Tesco its ‘Supermarket of the Year’
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NewsCo-op commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2025
The retailer reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20% in 2018