All Plastic & Sustainability articles
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Features and analysisCo-op’s solar power plans to turbo charge its own green energy
Co-op has announced its ambition to install solar panels on a target of up to 700 sites
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Features and analysis34 food industry heavyweights call on Government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting
Food waste app Too Good To Go has united key representatives from the British food industry to help
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Features and analysisNisa partners with Simble to provide energy efficiency tools for retailers
By integrating Simble’s cloud-based platform, SimbleSense, into operations, Nisa retailers can access real-time insights on energy usage and make informed decisions to improve efficiency and sustainability
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Features and analysisUK’s first sustainable shopping basket revealed
British shoppers making ‘more sustainable choices than they realise’, research shows
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Features and analysisKindly of Brighton expands for a new era of sustainable shopping
Second store for the city continues Kindly’s plan to open five stores in five years
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Features and analysisLincolnshire Co-op invests over £2 million into solar energy
62 Lincolnshire Co-op sites will have solar panels installed following a £2 million investment
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Features and analysisFood waste legislation for larger businesses to change in March 2025
New commercial food waste legislation in the UK will come into force for many at the end of March 2025
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Features and analysisSpar partnership with FareShare South West redistributes equivalent of 32,000 meals
Spar South West’s primary distributor, Appleby Westward Ltd, is making a huge impact on the fight against food waste and hunger
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Features and analysisGander becomes Courtauld Commitment 2030 signatory
Software-based food waste reduction system, Gander, has signed up to WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment 2030
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Features and analysisFresh fruit and veg, milk and bread top list of most wasted foods in UK
Brits bin £35,000 worth of freezable essential food items in their lifetime, a new study by leading electrical retailer AO.com reveals
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Features and analysisHeart of England Co-op to pump further £1.75m into green projects
Key projects planned for 2026 include a second phase of refrigeration upgrades, solar installations and energy-saving lighting
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Features and analysisEast of England Co-op employs AI to raise sustainability levels
East of England Co-op ramps up sustainability efforts, deploying new electronic shelf edge labels integration with AI
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Features and analysisToo Good To Go saves 40 million Surprise Bags since UK launch
The UK food saving app has saved over 40 million Surprise Bags from going to waste since its 2016 UK launch
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Product NewsPip & Nut partners with Tony’s Open Chain
Pip & Nut is partnering with Tony’s Open Chain and joining the mission to end exploitation in cocoa
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Features and analysisMorrisons extends partnership with Too Good To Go into convenience
Morrisons is expanding its commitment to sustainability by listing Morrisons Daily convenience stores on Too Good To Go
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Features and analysisLincolnshire Co-op and Retail Insight use AI technology to battle food waste
The Lincolnshire Co-op has extended its partnership with in-store software provider, Retail Insight, in a bid to reduce its food waste even further
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Features and analysisHow we slashed our energy bills with solar panels
Three retailers explain why they invested in solar power and what savings they’ve made
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Product NewsBroadland Drinks gets Insubordinate with new range
Broadland Drinks has launched The Insubordinate – a new spritz brand looking to make English wine more accessible to younger consumers
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Features and analysisLiberal Democrats overlook retail crime in election manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have revealed the party’s priorities for the upcoming election
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Features and analysisPolythene UK launches free scheme to collect and reuse packaging waste
The new scheme aims to reduce the amount of polythene dumped into landfills by repurposing it into new plastic wrapping instead