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All Plastic & Sustainability articles – Page 8
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Features and analysis‘Think carefully before delaying DRS’ Scottish government warned
The Federation of Independent Retailers hopes DRS in Scotland will proceed as planned
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Features and analysisCo-op to remove best before dates on fruit and veg
150 fruit and vegetable lines in Co-op will no longer carry best before dates
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Product NewsPerfetti Van Melle joins the UK Plastics Pact
The UK Plastics Pact sees businesses, governments, local authorities, and NGOs come together to tackle plastic waste
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Features and analysisScotland’s Deposit Return Scheme return handling fees increased
The increase was announced following consultation with industry
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Features and analysisDeposit Return Scheme details revealed by DEFRA
DRS in England, Northern Ireland and Wales will commence from October 2025
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Features and analysisPaul Stone completes Oxford Road refit in record time
The Manchester Spar retailer talks C-Store through his latest project
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Features and analysis75% of UK consumers want glass included in Deposit Return Schemes
There is public demand for glass to be reinstated in DRSs in England and Northern Ireland
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Promotional FeatureWays to make stores greener in 2023
With increasing pressure on retailers to be more accountable when it comes to their environmental activity, JTI UK sustainability director Ruth Forbes looks at the challenges facing them and suggests a raft of potential solutions to help.
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Features and analysisOne Stop moves to recyclable clear milk bottle tops after successful trial
An extra 16.5 metric tonnes of plastic packaging can now be more easily recycled each year
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Features and analysisOne Stop hits one million foodbank meal donations milestone
The retailer is working with FareShare, OLIO and Too Good To Go
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Features and analysisSewell On The Go tackles food waste
The Hull retailer has teamed up with Gander
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Features and analysisLegislation to ban single-use plastic carrier bags introduced in Wales
The legislation will take effect in Autumn 2023
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Features and analysisThe Fed’s Mo Razzaq accuses Circularity Scotland of poor communication on DRS
The retailer also claims symbol groups are burying their heads in the sand over DRS
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Features and analysisRetailers push government to power investment in renewable energy
The Co-op Group, Central Co-op and Midcounties Co-operative want the government to incentivise firms to help “green the energy grid”
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Features and analysisIndustry gathers in Glasgow to prepare for Deposit Return Scheme
The DRS conference was attended by over 600 representatives from retail, manufacturing and hospitality
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Features and analysisCo-op to ‘clear’ shelves of coloured milk bottle tops to increase recyclability
The Co-op initiative could remove more than 150 tonnes of coloured plastic from HDPE streams per annum
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Features and analysisCo-op launches recycling data trial
Co-op has partnered with Polytag to determine how much of its plastic packaging is being recycled
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Features and analysisShoppers switching brands based on sustainability credentials
One in four shoppers have already switched brands to the more sustainable alternative
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Features and analysisScottish government publishes new DRS guidance
New guidance on the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has published by the Scottish Government
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Features and analysisRetailers urged to tackle food waste and plastic consumption
Being more sustainable could result in multiple benefits, according to WRAP