May 265 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an alternative to conve...
May 101 minWhaling in Iceland is shut down for second consecutive yearIceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they were hanging up thei...
Mar 272 minScientists discover a bacterium that feeds on toxic plasticThe bacterium, which was found at a waste site where plastic had been dumped, is the first that is known to attack polyurethane. When broken down it can rele...
Mar 241 minPrinces to ditch plastic packaging on all tuna multipacks, with 28m products to go plastic-freePrinces has announced plans to move all of its tuna multipacks to cardboard sleeve packaging, as part of a drive to attract new customers and encourage reapp...
Mar 160 minFresh herbs + vegetables no matter the season, Rotofarm uses no soil and is completely hydroponic
Mar 151 minDutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza was the first to have plastic-free aisles - with 700 grocery items Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza joined with environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet back in 2018 to creat the world’s first Plastic Free Aisle. The p...
Mar 141 minSupermarket in Thailand innovates with banana leaves packaging and removes plastic packagingThe banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, posted photos of the...
Mar 132 minGreenpeace proposes 70% meat consumption reduction by 2030Three burgers a week: that’s the maximum amount of meat Europeans should get used to eating, according to NGO Greenpeace, which has been looking at Europe’s ...
Mar 122 minLucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) trials drinks in plastic-free, edible seaweed-based sachets in gymsThe packaging, called Oohos, are created by packaging firm Skipping Rocks Lab and made by manufacturing firm Notpla. They can be eaten, composted or disposed...
Mar 121 minAldi will delist brands that don't act on plastics packaging by 2022Aldi UK's chief executive Giles Hurley has written to suppliers of third-party brands, warning that they will be delisted unless they align with the supermar...
Mar 111 minIceland reduces plastic packaging usage by 29%Iceland has reduced its overall plastics packaging usage by 29%, the equivalent of 3,794 tonnes, two years on from its pledge to remove plastics from all own...
Mar 91 minTo reduce the carbon footprint of your food, focus on what you eat, not whether your food is localThere is rightly a growing awareness that our diet and food choices have a significant impact on our carbon ‘footprint’. What can you do to really reduce the...
Mar 93 minM&S reveals over 75% of consumers are consciously trying to reduce their use of plastic packagingNew research by M&S Food today (3 March) reveals that over 75% of consumers are consciously trying to reduce their use of plastic packaging. Refillable groce...
Mar 71 minNestlé signs European Plastics Pact, 100% of packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025Nestlé today announced the signing of the European Plastics Pact. This will help to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable and reduce its use of v...
Mar 61 minMcDonald’s Australia to replace plastics cutlery with a fibre-based alternative by the end of 2020McDonald’s Australia is to replace plastics cutlery with a fibre-based alternative by the end of this year. According to the fast food company, the transitio...
Mar 40 minOoho a flexible packaging made from Notpla, combining seaweed + plants to biodegrade in 4-6 weeks
Mar 30 minAn autonomous robot that explores crop fields, capturing data on health and yield of single plants
Feb 291 minCoke, Pepsi and Nestle among companies sued in US for creating a plastic pollution ‘nuisance’Non-profit environmental organisation Earth Island Institute has filed a lawsuit against ten major food, beverage, and consumer goods companies. Coca-Cola, P...