All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 186
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Iceland claims almost universal approval for DRS bottle recycling schemes
Iceland became the first retailer to begin trialling reverse vending machines in some of its stores in May last year
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Tesco announces four-step second phase of war on plastic
The Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan was first launched last year
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Waitrose delays home compostable coffee pod range indefinitely
The compostable coffee pod range had been due to hit shelves last December
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Booths encourages reusable containers in anti-plastic move
The northern supermarket has been working to phase out single-use plastic in its stores
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Co-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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Comment & Opinion
Defending the meat industry: the right people must deliver the right message
Invoking the ‘vegan lobby’ and shouting down critics isn’t the right way to defend the meat sector
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Analysis & Features
Is the food industry doing enough to help save the bees?
Bees and other pollinators are vital for UK food production, but they’re under threat
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Analysis & Features
Can the meat industry fight back against latest attacks?
Some in the sector believe the time has come to mount a more robust defence
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Comment & Opinion
Reusable bags: a gay way to save the world?
Bleak news for anyone who doesn’t want the world to burn
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets must offer more than bags for life to cut single-use plastic
Bags for life actually use considerably more plastic in their manufacture than single-use bags
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Bibby 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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Molson 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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Iceland 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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Comment & Opinion
IPCC report: how UK meat producers can cut their carbon footprint
Offshoring the carbon problem of meat production is a bad idea, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Nespresso 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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IPCC 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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Category Report
The cost of convenience: rice & noodles category report 2019
Rice and noodles appeal to shoppers seeking speed and ease, but this desire for convenience is coming at an environmental cost
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Aldi to swap plastic for cardboard trays on steaks
The new trays are to replace plastic ones for Aldi’s Specially Selected steaks in more than 380 stores…
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Thai Union & Princes launch project to improve Senegal fishery
The scheme aims to prepare the fishery for Marine Stewardship Council certification
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Lidl claims UK first with reusable bags for loose fruit & veg
The new bags are on sale in Lidl stores nationwide from today, as an alternative option to single-use plastic fruit & veg bags