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Iceland to give unsold food to staff as it cuts food waste by almost a quarter
Iceland to give unsold food to staff as it cuts food waste by almost a quarter

Food retailer's tastes success with efforts to redistribute surplus food to charities, community groups, businesses and its own staff

  • Waste
  • 22 May 2020
Iceland cuts own-brand plastic packaging by 29 per cent
Iceland cuts own-brand plastic packaging by 29 per cent

Supermarket claims engaging with its suppliers and customers has been key to reducing plastic from own-brand products

  • Waste
  • 10 March 2020
Sainsbury's keeps it cool with 400,000 energy-saving 'Formula One' fridges
Sainsbury's keeps it cool with 400,000 energy-saving 'Formula One' fridges

Supermarket claims Aerofoil fridges have cut energy use from refrigeration across its UK stores by 15 per cent

  • Technology
  • 06 March 2020
Breaking the single-use cycle
Breaking the single-use cycle

Jo Gilroy is head of sustainability and environment at Kier Group

  • Management
  • 02 March 2020
'Test and learn': Asda announces plan for sustainable store to trial refillable solutions
'Test and learn': Asda announces plan for sustainable store to trial refillable solutions

Refill stations, recycling points, and a 'naked florist' are all to be trialled at a Leeds store

  • Buildings
  • 16 January 2020
Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises
Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises

Buoyant sales and slow action on packaging of branded products threatens supermarket plastic reduction pledges, research reveals

  • Management
  • 28 November 2019
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range
Iceland unwraps plastic-free Christmas dinner range

Supermarket offers customers festive dinners of starters, mains, and desserts completely free of plastic packaging

  • Waste
  • 22 November 2019
Lidl passes four million meal milestone in food waste redistribution initiative
Lidl passes four million meal milestone in food waste redistribution initiative

Supermarket chain announces plans to donate a further 250,000 meals through the run-up to Christmas

  • Supplier
  • 01 November 2019
Sainsbury's pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury's pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Supermarket currently uses 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year, but aims to switch to alternative materials and embrace lightweighting and refillable packaging in pursuit of new target

  • Technology
  • 13 September 2019
Aldi moves to scrap plastic from tinned tuna packaging
Aldi moves to scrap plastic from tinned tuna packaging

Supermarket chain to start selling four-packs of canned tuna chunks with cardboard sleeves instead of plastic

  • Supply chain
  • 29 August 2019
Aldi raises the steaks with cardboard packaging plan
Aldi raises the steaks with cardboard packaging plan

Supermarket says steak packaging made from cardboard could cut 240 tonnes of plastic waste each year

  • Recycling
  • 12 August 2019
In the bag: Lidl to offer reusable fabric bags for fruit and veg
In the bag: Lidl to offer reusable fabric bags for fruit and veg

Supermarket is first in the UK to introduce reusable polyester bags for loose fruit and vegetables in a bid to cut down on single-use plastic

  • Management
  • 09 August 2019
Aldi to roll out toilet paper in plastic-free packaging
Aldi to roll out toilet paper in plastic-free packaging

Supermarket to trial paper packaging for its loo rollz in bid to save over 900 tonnes of plastic each year

  • Recycling
  • 02 July 2019
Research finds over half of supermarket packaging can't be recycled
Research finds over half of supermarket packaging can't be recycled

Which? study compared 11 of UK's biggest supermarkets, and found the average percentage of packaging that could easily be put in household recycling bins stands at just 52 per cent

  • Recycling
  • 22 June 2019
Will Good Club become the UK's first zero-waste online supermarket?
Will Good Club become the UK's first zero-waste online supermarket?

Sustainable online supermarket Good Club plans to partner with leading brands to develop reusable packaging which it will deliver to customers' homes under a deposit scheme

  • Supplier
  • 28 May 2019
Morrisons strikes deal to rollout rapid EV chargers at UK supermarkets
Morrisons strikes deal to rollout rapid EV chargers at UK supermarkets

Retailer teams up with GeniePoint Network with aim of enabling customers to power up their electric cars while doing their food shop

  • Automotive
  • 27 March 2019
Lidl to ditch 9p plastic bags in Welsh trial
Lidl to ditch 9p plastic bags in Welsh trial

Discount supermarket giant is concerned its 'reusable' 9p bags are being treated as single-use by shoppers

  • Management
  • 07 March 2019
Iceland to trial loose produce as part of anti-plastic waste drive
Iceland to trial loose produce as part of anti-plastic waste drive

Retailer launches latest trial as it aims to eradicate plastic from its own brand products by 2023

  • Supply chain
  • 26 February 2019
Supermarket sweep: Aldi UK becomes 'carbon neutral business'
Supermarket sweep: Aldi UK becomes 'carbon neutral business'

German retailer claims its more than 900 stores and 11 distribution centres in the UK and Ireland are now offsetting all of their CO2 emissions

  • Policy
  • 24 January 2019
Retailers ready for 'Veganuary' with new plant-based products
Retailers ready for 'Veganuary' with new plant-based products

With record numbers signing up to go vegan this month Marks & Spencer, Greggs, and Waitrose have unveiled new plant-based ranges

  • Supply chain
  • 03 January 2019
Going ape: Animatronic orangutan roams London for Iceland's latest palm oil campaign
Going ape: Animatronic orangutan roams London for Iceland's latest palm oil campaign

Retailer steps up deforestation campaign after its Christmas advert was deemed too political for TV

  • Supply chain
  • 14 November 2018
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban

Supermarket plans to phase out own brand, single-use plastic packaging within five years, as rival Lidl announces ban on black plastic across fruit and veg range

  • Management
  • 22 September 2018
Tackling food waste: Lidl launches cut price veg boxes for £1.50
Tackling food waste: Lidl launches cut price veg boxes for £1.50

Trial sees 5kg boxes of damaged and wonky vegetables sold to public at cut-price, in effort to reduce food waste

  • Waste
  • 07 August 2018
Morrisons trials plastic bottle return machines with offer of reward points or charity donation
Morrisons trials plastic bottle return machines with offer of reward points or charity donation

Supermarket has introduced plastic bottle deposit return vending machines at two of its stores in North Yorkshire and Scotland

  • Supply chain
  • 13 July 2018
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