All Plastic & Sustainability articles – Page 26
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NewsCo-op Group bans plastic bags as part of packaging drive
The Co-op Group has announced an end to plastic carrier bags as part of a strategy to ban all single-use own-brand plastic packaging within five years.
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NewsPlastic bag usage drops by 86% since 2015 charge
Plastic bag sales in England’s supermarkets have dropped by 86% since the government introduced a 5p plastic bag charge in 2015.
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NewsCoca-Cola trials reverse vending machines for 500ml bottles
Coca-Cola Great Britain and Coca-Cola European Partners are trialling reverse vending machines for 500ml plastic bottles at some of the UK’s most popular family attractions, with incentives on offer to encourage consumer take up.
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NewsEat 17's fifth store opens in Hammersmith, London
Eat 17 is set to open its fifth store in Hammersmith featuring an indoor street food market and yoga classes.
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NewsMorrisons is latest retailer to trial reverse vending scheme
Morrisons is trialling a plastic bottle recycling scheme in two of its stores as it seeks to tackle plastic pollution, following the leads of Iceland the the Co-op Group.
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NewsScottish government launches DRS consultation
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on its proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), giving retailers the opportunity to voice their views on how the initiative should take shape.
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NewsPilot scheme in Leeds looks to tackle on-the-go recycling
Retailers and manufactures have join forces in a bid to improve the recycling of on-the-go food and drink under a new pilot partnership in Leeds.
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NewsBusinesses offered funding to tackle plastic waste
Businesses are being invited to apply for a share of £4m to fund plastic waste reduction projects.
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Features and analysisTipping point
Shocking images of the damage our plastic use has had on the planet have put the issue firmly on the public and government’s radar. C-Store looks at what retailers are doing to reduce its use and why the war on plastic is far from straightforward.
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NewsIceland extends "successful" plastic bottle recycling trial
Three more Iceland Food Group stores are to be fitted with reverse vending machines for plastic bottles, as the company extends its “successful” plastic reduction trial which launched in Fulham last month.
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NewsACS raises plastic tax concerns with Treasury
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government not to tax retailers when considering measures to reduce single use plastics.
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NewsEat 17 targets plastic reduction with raft of in-store measures
Eat 17 has introduced a number of measures in its Bishop’s Stortford store to reduce plastic wastage.
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NewsCo-op Group to launch reverse vending machines in DRS trial
The Co-op Group is set to pioneer a deposit and return scheme (DRS) trial using reverse vending machines, with a view to rolling out the equipment to more stores.
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NewsUK supermarkets join pact to tackle plastic pollution
The UK’s leading supermarkets and discounters have signed up to a world-first pact to reduce plastic pollution.
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NewsUK coffee shop chain set to ban disposable cups
A UK coffee shop chain is set to pioneer a ban on disposable coffee cups and require customers to drink from a reusable cup.
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NewsPlastic straws to be outlawed as part of waste crackdown
The government plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and drink stirrers as part of its crackdown on avoidable plastic waste.
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NewsWaitrose scraps disposable cups and free coffee in cafés
Waitrose loyalty card customers will no longer be able to get free hot drinks in disposable cups, after the retailer pledged to remove them from all stores this Autumn.
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NewsCo-op to sell water in "cloudy" recycled plastic bottles
The Co-op is to become the first UK retailer to sell all of its own brand water in recycled plastic bottles.
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NewsGovernment to consult on bottle recycling scheme
The UK government is paving the way for the introduction of a deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers, with the launch of a consultation.
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NewsACS and NFRN prepare retailers for plastic bag charges
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) have teamed up to encourage small stores to introduce a voluntary plastic bag charge ahead of a proposed blanket levy.