Sustainability news – Page 132
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NewsHybrid truck helps Arla cut road miles for milk
Arla is trialling a new type of hybrid milk lorry in a bid to reduce its road miles.
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NewsJames leases forecourts to free up time for eco-business park
High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James has quit the forecourt business to focus on other passions…
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NewsGreen milk bottle makers in fight over spilt milk
As retailers and processors switch to more environmentally friendly milk bottles, there’s a battle brewing…
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NewsMorrisons to pull MSC logo from own-label mackerel
Morrisons is to remove the MSC logo from cans of its own-label mackerel in the face of continuing uncertainty over the suspended status…
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NewsDon Simon cuts impact of its bottles
Juice supplier Don Simon has begun using environmentally friendly sleeves on its bottles…
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NewsThe Co-op to roll out energy-saving chiller doors
The Co-operative Group is set to become the first major retailer to install chiller doors in all of its stores as it looks to make further progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsRecycled oil rebate doubled by Booker
Booker has doubled the rebate it pays catering customers for recycling used cooking oil.
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NewsMSC urged to change policy on Iceland and Faroes fish
As the EC prepares to get tough with Iceland and the Faroes over their continued plundering of the North East Atlantic mackerel…
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NewsMackerel war: new report claims seas teeming with fish
As trade sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes over the mackerel wars moved one step closer this week…
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NewsAberdeen Angus DNA tracing system to prove it's the real deal
Shoppers will soon be able to tell whether the Aberdeen Angus beef they’re buying is the real deal after successful trials…
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NewsLED lighting slashes energy at eco Tesco Express
Tesco has unveiled its latest eco weapon – its first all-LED store (almost).
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NewsBan on Iceland and Faroe fish imports moves closer
A ban on imported fish from Iceland and the Faroe Islands moved a step closer after the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation yesterday.
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NewsPressurise Iceland and Faroes over mackerel, retailers urged
UK retailers are being urged to use their considerable buying power to exert pressure on Iceland and the Faroes…
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NewsCould global milk shortage put UK dairy farmers in clover?
Crisis-hit dairy farmers could soon be in clover, as bulk cream prices - recently blamed by processors…
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NewsEnglish fizz to benefit from Champagne woe
Bad weather has affected vineyards in the UK and France this year but English sparkling wine producers have got…
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NewsCoca-Cola falls into line over On-Pack Recycling Label
Coca-Cola Enterprises has agreed to add the widely used On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) to its bottles for the first time…
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NewsConsolidation scheme delivers Spar efficiencies
Spar suppliers have slashed the road miles they cover to reach the symbol group’s wholesalers by 85% after Spar…
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NewsGPS helps apple supplier to a bumper crop
Apple supplier AC Goatham is looking to roll out a new GPS-based system of fertilising its orchards…
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NewsEast End Foods tops Aston site with solar panels
East End Foods has installed Birmingham’s largest collection of solar panels on the roof of its new cash & carry at Aston Cross…
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NewsWelsh smoked fish to make bid for PGI status
Salmon and trout caught using a prehistoric fishing method could join Melton Mowbray pork pies and Scotch Beef…