All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 235
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NewsPlanet Organic rolls out Unpackaged to two more stores
The London organic chain has now rolled out Unpackaged dispensers to Torrington Place, Bloomsbury and to Westbourne Grove
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NewsStarbucks launches 5p charge on paper cups across 35 stores
Baristas will also offer to serve drinks in ceramic cups to all customers drinking in-store
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NewsMichael Gove hints at post-Brexit plastic straw ban plan
A number of food-to-go establishments including Costa, Pret a Manger, Crussh and Leon have already pledged to remove plastic straws
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Analysis & FeaturesHow many fmcg giants will join the B Corp bandwagon?
New research shows companies receive multiple benefits from signing up to B Corp. So why aren’t more businesses doing so?
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NewsPinkster mounts sustainability push with bag-in-box gin
Pinkster On Tap launched this week with an rsp of £135 for three litres
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NewsEcover rolls out 100% recycled plastic washing-up bottle
The brand intends to have 100% recycled plastic across its entire household portfolio by 2020
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NewsNew poll reveals 'extreme' shopper concern over plastic
In a survey of more than 5,000 UK consumers, 24.6% expressed ‘extreme concern’ about plastic packaging in grocery
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NewsElla's Kitchen pledges to make pouches recyclable by 2024
The babyfood specialist is working with other businesses on a more environmentally friendly alternative
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NewsKarma food waste app arrives in London
Subscribers to the app can buy surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants and cafes at 50% discount
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NewsCrussh launches 25p reusuable hot drink cup discount
In addition, customers using the healthy food & juice retailer’s resuable Ecoffee cup will get a free coffee….
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Analysis & FeaturesThirteen ways retailers can nudge shoppers into wasting less
After progress on household food waste reached a disappointing plateau in 2017 Wrap turned to the supermarkets for help
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NewsDanone the first UK dairy company to gain B Corp certification
B Corp certification ’is to business what Fairtrade is for coffee’, the NGO says
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NewsTwinings renews commitment to improving lives of tea workers
The company’s partnership with Unicef, focusing on workers in Assam, has been extended for another five years
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NewsNew avocado packaging seeks to extend fruit's shelf life
The new packaging uses UV light treatment and a plastic film
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NewsMorrisons to phase out single-use plastic bags by end of 2018
Morrisons said it would start to phase out the single-use bags from March, in favour of Bags for Life. The move follows in the footsteps of rivals Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda
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NewsBritish Sandwich Association calls for cohesive recycling
BSA is also advocating a national recycling standard…
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NewsAsda to scrap all 5p single use carrier bags in plastic crackdown
The retailer has promised to cut 10% of plastic from its own-brand product packaging within the next 12 months…
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NewsTea industry split over Co-op teabag pledge to cut plastic
Through a tie-up with Typhoo and Ahlstron-Munksjö a method of heat-sealing bags has been developed
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NewsFour in ten young adults have sustainability concerns about meat
Younger generation is concerned over environmental impact, a poll for The Grocer has revealed
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Comment & OpinionWhy not 100% recyclable plastic now, Coca-Cola?
Sir, Delphis Eco last year launched 100% recycled HDPE plastic packaging across its entire range