Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 242
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: James Barwick, renewable energy tech manager, Wyke Farms
In his role at Wyke Farms, James is right at the heart of driving sustainable change and ensuring the dairy supplier meets its 100% Green agenda
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s conversion to the cause means DRS now has credibility
Whether it is the government, or Tesco, that gets there first, some form of DRS is on its way. What else may follow in the war on plastic in the next 25 years, who can say?
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NewsTesco to trial deposit return scheme in battle to cut plastic
Move comes as Theresa May set out plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042
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News'US trade deal risks not limited to chlorinated chicken'
The NGO has listed ten key food safety ‘risks’ from a potential trade deal with the US in a report published this week
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NewsPlastic-free aisles urged as PM guns for avoidable plastic waste
Environmental plan proposes aisles without any plastic packaging, where all food is sold loose
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NewsIndependent retail bodies welcome 5p bag charge extension
Theresa May is expected to outline the proposals on Thursday as part of a high-profile speech on the environment
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NewsCo-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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NewsPlastic microbeads ban comes into force across UK
Makers of cosmetics and personal care products will no longer be able to add microbeads to ‘rinse-off’ products
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee industry reacts to 'latte levy' environment report
MPs calling for a 25p charge for consumers using disposable cups
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NewsMPs call for 25p 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups
The Environmental Audit Committee said the tax is needed to halt the ‘avoidable waste problem’ of 2.5bn coffee cups
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NewsOcean fears prompt MPs to push for UK-wide deposit return scheme
The Environmental Audit Committee heard that plastic pollution in the sea would outweigh fish by 2050 without action
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NewsMRH links with car makers for Ionity charging station drive
Partnership will see 400 ‘fast charging stations’ built across the continent by 2020
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NewsGove announces 'four-point plan' to tackle plastic recycling
Retail and supplier leaders have urged the government not to focus on taxation measures…
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Comment & OpinionSmarter packaging can help win the war on ocean-choking plastic
It’s no surprise that the latest predictions for packaging in the coming year take as their theme waste and sustainability
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NewsNestlé plans to make food redistribution economically viable
Nestlé and Company Shop are creating a site assessment system they plan to share with all suppliers
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NewsStarbucks and Costa sign up to Refill free tap water campaign
The Refill initiative includes a free app that maps out refill stations
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NewsExperts warn meat tax would gamble with consumer health
Mick Sloyan of AHDB warned a meat tax was an “incredibly blunt tool for a complex problem”
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NewsFyffes' Ethical Trading Initiative suspension upheld
Suspension from NGO will continue into the new year due to ongoing labour dispute, ETI says
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NewsPret a Manger to double reusable cup discount to 50p
The coffee chain will also explore adding china cups to more of its shops with seats
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NewsCommunity Fridge secures funding to roll out project across UK
Food waste charity Hubbub will provide 50 community fridges after receiving £160,000 of lottery funding…