All Plastic articles – Page 32
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NewsPlastic Pact pledges risk being 'derailed’ by Covid and costs
The pact aims to eliminate problematic plastic by 2025 and ensure 100% of plastic packaging can be reused or composted
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NewsIceland launches plastic bag collection service with Food Warehouse deliveries
Drivers will collect the bags and take them back to Food Warehouse stores
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches £1m fund to tackle environmental challenges
The Circular Future Fund is set to provide grants worth between £150,000 and £300,000
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NewsAsda launches in-store draught beer refills in sustainability push
Asda said the offer would also enable it to stock more beers from smaller, local breweries
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NewsTesco aims for plastic reduction with new refillable cleaning products line
The supermarket said it hoped the refillable sprays and concentrates would change the way people bought cleaning product
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InterviewsHighland Spring’s Simon Oldham on the war on plastic: "Bottled water isn’t going anywhere"
Highland Spring’s joint MD has coped with Covid sales slumps, sustainability concerns and supply issues. But he’s feeling optimistic about the brand
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Iceland offset its way to becoming plastic neutral?
The supermarket is investing £1.7m in collecting and recycling
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NewsIceland MD writes to competitors urging them to join ‘plastic offsetting’ initiative
Walker wants other supermarkets to aim to be ‘plastic neutral’ by collecting waste plastic from the environment equal in weight to the plastic created by the business
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NewsNeat makes two senior appointments from Method & Ecover
It comes after the start-up received a six-figure backing from serial investor Giles Brook in February
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NewsCrisp packets and chocolate wrappers can add recycling label
OPRL announced the move would come in on 1 January
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NewsMorrisons buys stake in Fife soft plastics recycling facility
The new site in Fife would initially be able to handle 15,000 tonnes of flexible plastic packaging a year
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Comment & OpinionClimatarian could be the new diet that shapes supermarket shelves
Climatarianism may seem like a pricey faff. But eco-friendly eating is becoming much easier
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Comment & OpinionOnly regulation can solve failures of voluntary action in climate policies
Voluntary business pledges have proven to not be enough to drive meaningful change, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, head of policy and media at Feedback
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NewsNivea launches ‘revolutionary’ sustainable hand soaps range
Called EcoRefill, the range comprises 100% recycled and recyclable PET bottles and cleanser tablets which are used to make the liquid soap
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Comment & OpinionWhether or not Iceland hits its 2023 plastic target, no one can tarnish its achievement
Iceland’s commitment has inspired rivals and put pressure on packaging suppliers
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NewsRichard Walker: ‘Iceland may not hit 2023 plastic target’
Richard Walker made the revelation as he announced a new Iceland initiative to ‘offset its entire remaining plastic footprint’ by recovering waste plastic from the environment
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NewsCedo launches ‘UK’s first’ antibacterial bin bags into Morrisons
The NPD was a “direct response to consumers’ need for increased hygiene and sanitation in the home, arising as a result of the Covid pandemic”
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Comment & OpinionPlastic-free wet wipes are a no-brainer. Why haven’t the old ones been eliminated yet?
With a proposed ban on wet wipes containing plastic in the offing, suppliers should read the writing on the wall
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NewsGousto trials edible stock cube wrappers to cut plastic use
The move is part of Gousto’s ongoing work to reduce plastic packaging in its recipe boxes
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NewsTesco partners with Faerch to launch PET recycling initiative
PET shelf-ready packaging is typically used once and downcycled into other non-food applications.





