All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 217
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NewsMost consumers don’t know unclean food containers can’t be recycled, poll reveals
51% of people incorrectly believed containers could be recycled without cleaning
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s decision to give up glitter shows it’s sweating the small stuff
Glitter is a form of microplastic – those teeny pieces of plastic with the potential to do big damage to the environment
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NewsWaitrose to go glitter-free in environmental move
Glitter is made up of small pieces of plastic that can end up in water and never break down.
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NewsSouthern Co-op sets out five-year sustainable strategy
Our Plan 2019-2023 sets out the purpose, vision and values of the Southern Co-op, which trades across 11 counties
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NewsGood Bubble to switch to 50% recycled plastic packaging
The commitment comes as part of the business’ mission to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2020
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink must continue using the power of pressure in 2019
This year has seen how pressure on suppliers and retailers can have positive results for health and the environment
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Comment & OpinionBrands are let down by recycling infrastructure in the war on packaging waste
I think we should celebrate the brands and retailers hitting the over 80% mark for recycled materials in their festive choc boxes
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NewsAldi swaps polystyrene pizza discs for recycled cardboard
The move applies to all Aldi pizza products and will remove a claimed 180 tonnes of plastic from circulation annually
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NewsWaitrose to trial robots to farm food
The upmarket grocer is to use the robots in the wheat fields in a three-year trial from February
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NewsPalm oil trader Wilmar vows to map and monitor suppliers
Wilmar, which supplies 40% of the world’s palm oil, said it was stepping up efforts to ensure transparency and compliance in its supply chain
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NewsDanone pledges to recycle more plastic in Ecosurety tie-up
The deal will see Ecosurety manage Danone’s packaging and waste recycling obligations in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesDo plastic alternatives actually cause more damage?
A group of researchers have warned of unintended consequences of moves to reduce plastic
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes the rise in popularity of the avocado have a dark side?
The popularity of the millennial’s superfruit of choice has been linked to cartels and deforestation
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NewsPladis pledges to cut plastic waste by 2025
The McVitie’s owner has pledged to make all plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable
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NewsIceland's palm oil ad ranked 'most powerful' Xmas 2018 ad
The film was blocked from TV by broadcast approval body Clearcast for breaking a rule in the advertising code against content from political organisations
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NewsUnilever to invest €100k in plastic-free laundry tablet
The planned innovation was one of 10 ideas to emerge from a recent one-day ‘hackathon’
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink must be at the table when it comes to action on waste
You don’t have to be David Attenborough to work out there needs to be a step-change in the packaging used by the food and drink industry
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NewsIceland MD made trustee of Surfers Against Sewage charity
The news comes two weeks after Iceland announced SAS as a charity partner
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NewsGovernment scheme could turn food waste into shopping bags
The £60m funding would encourage technologies to enable products such as sugar beet, wood chippings and food waste to be used as shopping bags
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Comment & OpinionHow UK retail can help slash the environmental impact of rice farming
Rice production currently emits the same level of CO2 as Germany, says Chris Brown, global head of environment at Olam International