Retailers

Plastic pollution
Over 70 businesses call for UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution

Global brands, including Coca Cola and PepsiCo, today called for an international pact to tackle plastic pollution, urging for plastic production to be cut.

Bottles in supermarket
WRAP research to identify barriers to consumer sustainability

The NGO has partnered with Asda and Unilever to understand how retailers can adapt

Plastic packaging
10 per cent decrease in plastic packaging across UK supermarkets

The UK Plastics Pact has noted progress amongst its members in achieving targets

Soft plastics
Morrisons to co-own soft plastics recycling plant
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
The processing facility will be co-owned and constructed by Yes Recycling
Recolight Circular Economy webinars
Recolight Circular Economy webinars promote reuse across lighting sector
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
The discussions map out the industry’s trajectory towards attaining complete circularity
Single-use plastic straws
Scotland to ban single-use plastics by June 2022
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
The ban comes after a twelve-week public consultation, which concluded in January
SCAP Textiles
Textile industry falls short of SCAP 2020 waste targets
By
Kai Malloy
| 19 October 2021 |
The WRAP paper examines the clothing industry’s progress towards net-zero
Fruit and vegetables on a market stall
France to ban plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables
By
Emma Love
| 13 October 2021 |
The law will be implemented in stages to allow manufacturers time to find alternative solutions
E-waste
Co-op partners with Spring to trial tech recirculation services
By
Kai Malloy
| 11 October 2021 |
The partnership will see customers selling pre-owned devices, intended to re-enter the market
Plate up for Glasgow
Over 35 hospitality venues partner with ‘Plate up for Glasgow’
By
Kai Malloy
| 7 October 2021 |
The food waste reduction initiative has been scheduled to coincide with COP26
Robert Green holding aggregate
Business in Brief – 07/10/21
By
Emma Love
| 7 October 2021 |
A round up of business news from the waste and resource management sectors
Soft plastic
Lidl announces plans to reduce plastic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 September 2021 |
The plans include introducing compostable produce bags and a soft plastics collection trial
Flexible plastics
Eurokey announces UK’s first ‘supermarket sorting line’
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 September 2021 |
The Reconomy-run recycling company will use the infrastructure to recover and recycle film and flexible plastics from the supermarket sector
Tesco soft plastics collection point
Tesco rolls out soft plastic collection service nationally
By
Emma Love
| 23 August 2021 |
The supermarket brought the launch forward amidst significant customer support
Soft plastics
Petition calls for soft plastic recycling schemes in UK supermarkets
By
Kai Malloy
| 22 July 2021 |
The change.org petition has gained traction recently, calling for supermarkets to provide a solution for flexible plastic waste
CRUK Harrogate Show
Carpet Recycling UK sees emerging trends in use of carpet waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 19 July 2021 |
The carpet recycling company will showcase their repurposed products at The Flooring Show 2021
A forklift moving at speed through a busy warehouse
Environmental and industry organisations urge European Parliament to crack down on online marketplaces
By
Emma Love
| 16 July 2021 |
In an open letter to the European Parliament, the alliance encourages MEPs to go further to tackle illegal imports on online markets
A Co-op soft plastics recycling point
Co-op to launch in-store soft plastic recycling scheme across 1,500 stores
By
Emma Love
| 13 July 2021 |
The retailer has announced its plans to roll-out a new in-store recycling scheme for plastic bags and product wrapping by the end of July
Lego bricks
Lego reveals prototype brick made from recycled plastic
By
Kai Malloy
| 24 June 2021 |
The brick is made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate plastic sourced from used bottles
Refill labels
OPRL calls on members to support World Refill Day
By
Lidia Creech
| 16 June 2021 |
On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) has urged its members to support World Refill Day by calling for widespread labelling of refillable packaging
Mount Recyclemore
WasteAid and musicMagpie join forces to tackle e-waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 11 June 2021 |
The two organisations have partnered to raise awareness of the detrimental environmental impact of e-waste during this year’s G7 summit
Food bank
92,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed in 2020
By
Lidia Creech
| 10 June 2021 |
WRAP reports the largest annual increase in surplus food redistribution since records began
Food bank
92,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed in 2020
By
Lidia Creech
| 10 June 2021 |
WRAP reports the largest annual increase in surplus food redistribution since records began