Retail
Rainforest Alliance welcomes launch of recyclable coffee cup
The Rainforest Alliance says it welcomes the launch of Green Your Cup, a design of coffee cup that can be recycled along with newspaper and cardboard. The organisation describes Green Your Cup as ‘a major innovation in the beverage industry’. 30 June 2014 – The Rainforest Alliance says it welcomes the launch of Green Your […]
Read MoreTesco seeks charities to receive carrier bag funds
Tesco is inviting charities to apply to receive the proceeds of the carrier bag charge in Scotland and Wales. RSPB has already benefitted from the levy’s introduction in Wales, the supermarket states.
Read MoreSainsbury’s store to be powered by food waste
Sainsbury’s Cannock branch is to go off-grid and be powered from energy produced from the retailer’s own food waste, thanks to Biffa’s anaerobic digestion facilities.
Read MoreCarrier bag charge exemptions ‘confusing’
Exemptions to the carrier bag charge due to be introduced in England ‘will cause confusion for customers’, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
Read MoreBusinesses ‘don’t care’ about air-con gas ban
Some 40 per cent of businesses are aware of changes to the law regarding air conditioning gases but have done nothing to comply, according to a poll.
Read MoreGarden Centre Group ‘on target’ to divert 95% of waste from landfill
The Garden Centre Group has doubled its recycling rate and is on track to meet its target of diverting 95 per cent of its waste from landfill, as a result of a resource management programme with Biffa.
Read MoreMarks and Spencer pledges worldwide carbon neutrality with Plan A 2020
Marks and Spencer has published a revised Plan A sustainable business plan, described as ‘agile and stronger’ that builds on the retailer’s 2015 commitments.
Read MoreSainsbury’s and Google develop tool to reduce food waste
Sainsbury’s has worked with Google to develop an online tool to help shoppers reduce domestic food waste. Called Sainsbury’s Food Rescue, the tool offers ‘practical help and inspiration’ for using up forgotten ingredients.
Read MoreRenewable Energy Association responds to Queen’s Speech
The Queen’s Speech today has been met with a mixed reaction, with the REA describing the ‘diluted’ Zero Carbon Homes policy as ‘a missed opportunity’ but welcoming changes to trespass laws that will give greater potential to geothermal energy.
Read MoreWaitrose offers up ‘misshapen’ tomatoes to cut food waste
Waitrose is to sell mixed selection packs of tomatoes that are ‘misshapen’ or have fallen off the vine, to reduce the amount of food wasted in the supermarket’s supply chain.
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