Waste

The Nudge Kitchen: Electrolux concept aims to tackle food sustainability challenges

Technology

The Nudge Kitchen: Electrolux concept aims to tackle food sustainability challenges

Company showcases use of AI and smart technologies to cut food waste and inspire healthier diets

clock 07 June 2022 • 2 min read
Waitrose scraps coloured milk caps in supermarket first

Supply chain

Waitrose scraps coloured milk caps in supermarket first

Familiar blue, green, and red milk bottle caps are being replaced with clear alternatives that are easier to recycle

clock 06 June 2022 • 2 min read
Choco: Meet the German startup digitising restaurant orders to address food waste

Technology

Choco: Meet the German startup digitising restaurant orders to address food waste

Berlin-based startup reveals how it plans to accelerate its expansion following last month's $111m funding round

clock 27 May 2022 • 4 min read
Petrochemical sector handed $759 billion estimate for net zero transition

Investment

Petrochemical sector handed $759 billion estimate for net zero transition

BloombergNEF report says investment in electrification and carbon capture and storage could slash emissions across the petrochemical industry

clock 26 May 2022 • 5 min read
A solution to plastic pollution? A plastic that doesn't pollute

Waste

A solution to plastic pollution? A plastic that doesn't pollute

A global treaty to tackle plastic pollution is welcome but risks driving policy towards recycling at the expense of more effective solutions, argues Xampla CEO Simon Hombersley

clock 25 May 2022 • 3 min read
General Mills, Schwan's and Target want to fix the flexible packaging problem

Recycling

General Mills, Schwan's and Target want to fix the flexible packaging problem

A group of leading US companies are investing in new plans to try and tackle the flexible plastic recycling challenge

clock 20 May 2022 • 7 min read
Packet In: Pilot launched for household collection of flexible plastic

Waste

Packet In: Pilot launched for household collection of flexible plastic

Industry-led consortium aims to recruit local authorities to take part in new FlexCollect project

clock 20 May 2022 • 3 min read
Cut From The Same Cloth: Alpine Group signs up to Future-Fit Business Benchmark

Supplier

Cut From The Same Cloth: Alpine Group signs up to Future-Fit Business Benchmark

Supplier to brands such as The North Face and Sweaty Betty makes pledge to mark 40th anniversary

clock 19 May 2022 • 2 min read
Yes We Can: Aldi removes shrink-wrap plastic from baked bean multi-packs

Supply chain

Yes We Can: Aldi removes shrink-wrap plastic from baked bean multi-packs

Aldi continues plastic packaging crackdown, as Coca-Cola begins transition to attached bottle caps in bid to boost recycling rates

clock 17 May 2022 • 2 min read
Going Underground: Could London's carbon emissions end up under the North Sea?

CCS

Going Underground: Could London's carbon emissions end up under the North Sea?

Waste management company Cory signs partnership with CCS developer Northern Lights which could result in emissions from waste to energy plants being stored underground

clock 13 May 2022 • 3 min read