All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 194
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Comment & OpinionVoluntary targets on food waste aren’t enough. We need regulation
Although Wrap’s Courtauld 2025 progress report shows some progress on food waste, fundamentally it confirms the inadequacy
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NewsGovernment announces £1m food waste fund
Defra said it wanted to find new ways to change consumer behaviour or transform food waste into other materials
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Comment & OpinionSimplified recycling advice is eminently sensible. Let’s make it mandatory
The new labels are a sign of the industry taking ownership of the issue of plastic
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Nestlé’s £1.6bn investment change the face of food & drink packaging?
The Swiss giant wants a circular economy of recycled plastics
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NewsIceland to trial plastic alternative packaging for 38 fresh fruit & veg lines
Overall the measure reduces plastic packaging used on the lines by 93%, according to Iceland
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Comment & OpinionShould Sainsbury’s win such acclaim for its carbon reduction commitment?
The ‘Sainsbury’s saves the planet’ spin from the company feels a bit over the top
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers agree to simplified recycling label system
The simplified system will tell consumers to either ‘recycle’ or ‘don’t recycle’ products
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NewsAsda changes shape of its Easter eggs to cut plastic
The retailer says the move will use 98% less plastic without losing any amount of chocolate
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NewsLyons makes coffee bags compostable as part of brand overhaul
The bags have been switched to a new sustainable, plant-based material
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NewsSainsbury’s invests £1bn in 2040 carbon neutral target
The retailer plans to use the cash to implement a programme of changes
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NewsUK retail food waste increases despite overall levels dropping
A progress report for the Courtauld Commitment 2025 showed retail waste went up between 2015-18
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Comment & OpinionA plastic switch isn’t simple, but Coke is ideally placed to find a solution
Coca-Cola says its customers still want plastic bottles - but the customer isn’t always right
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NewsClimate committee revives calls for meat tax to cut emissions
The independent committee is calling for a 20% reduction in meat and dairy consumption to help reach the government’s 2050 net-zero target
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NewsLean Lunch to launch zero-emission van with Yorkshire roadshow
The business is looking to drum up awareness of its ‘healthy’ food service
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NewsAldi to swap plastic applicators for cardboard across own-label tampons
The move follows campaigning by Ella Daish, who founded the grassroots movement #EndPeriodPlastic
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NewsAsda holds talks with suppliers over plastic reduction
Hundreds of suppliers took part in Asda’s conference on how to accelerate the war on plastic
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NewsBrits’ love of chicken funding deforestation, claims Greenpeace
Its new report claims poultry sold in the UK has been fed with soy imported from deforested areas of South America
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the food industry make of the government’s new agriculture bill?
While the bill has been given a cautious welcome from industry, concerns over trade could derail its ambitions
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NewsPaul bakeries raise £13k for surplus food charity Felix Project
Over Christmas the bakery chain donated 50p from every ‘Festive Pig’ sandwich sold to the Felix Project
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NewsM&S launches packaging free aisle with refill stations in Hedge End Food Hall
Rice, pasta, cereals and nuts are just some of the products available in the packaging-free trial