Princes to ditch plastic packaging on all tuna multipacks, with 28m products to go plastic-free
Princes has announced plans to move all of its tuna multipacks to cardboard sleeve packaging, as part of a drive to attract new customers...
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Dutch 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...
Supermarket in Thailand innovates with banana leaves packaging and removes plastic packaging
The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes,...
Greenpeace proposes 70% meat consumption reduction by 2030
Three burgers a week: that’s the maximum amount of meat Europeans should get used to eating, according to NGO Greenpeace, which has been...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) trials drinks in plastic-free, edible seaweed-based sachets in gyms
The packaging, called Oohos, are created by packaging firm Skipping Rocks Lab and made by manufacturing firm Notpla. They can be eaten,...
Aldi will delist brands that don't act on plastics packaging by 2022
Aldi UK's chief executive Giles Hurley has written to suppliers of third-party brands, warning that they will be delisted unless they...
Iceland 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...
To reduce the carbon footprint of your food, focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
There is rightly a growing awareness that our diet and food choices have a significant impact on our carbon ‘footprint’. What can you do...
M&S reveals over 75% of consumers are consciously trying to reduce their use of plastic packaging
New research by M&S Food today (3 March) reveals that over 75% of consumers are consciously trying to reduce their use of plastic...
Nestlé signs European Plastics Pact, 100% of packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025
Nestlé today announced the signing of the European Plastics Pact. This will help to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable and...
McDonald’s Australia to replace plastics cutlery with a fibre-based alternative by the end of 2020
McDonald’s Australia is to replace plastics cutlery with a fibre-based alternative by the end of this year. According to the fast food...
Coke, 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...
Kellogg's to source 100% physically deforestation-free certified palm oil by 2025 after petition
Kellogg’s’ approach to palm oil has featured heavily in the UK news in recent months, after Bedfordshire-based sisters Asha and Jia...
Aldi scraps single-use bags for loose fruit and vegtables in plastic reduction move
Later this month, 100 stores in the Midlands will trial removing free single-use plastic produce bags entirely.Instead, they will be...
Aldi tells suppliers product packaging must be 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley has warned suppliers they could face the axe if they don’t get on board with the discounter’s packaging...
In 'Honeyland', One of Europe’s Last Wild Beekeepers Fights Environmental and Economic Hardships...
The documentary Honeyland premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it was the most awarded film, winning the Grand Jury Prize,...
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