packaging

The move, which the supermarket claims is the first of its kind from a UK retailer, is expected to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment

COLOURFORM, developed by the James Cropper group, aims to supply premium brands with high-quality, unique and sustainable packaging solutions so that they can work to reduce their environmental footprint

That’s the suggestion from a new report published by Green Alliance, which interviewed representatives from five of the UK’s major supermarkets as well as representatives from major consumer goods and beverage companies

Apeel’s innovative technology to reduce food waste is being launched in Europe for the first time

It provided the trees to conservation charity Trees for Life, which is working to save Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest and the wildlife that lives in it

The sustainable scheme replaces single-use takeaway containers with reusable plates and bowls

The pharmaceutical retailer has also committed to reduce the plastic packaging used in its online deliveries by 76%

The move accounts for almost 4,000 tonnes of plastic being made more easily recyclable

The trial will launch across more than 250 stores in Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands from the end of November

It aims to encourage ‘reduce, reuse and return’ among its customers and will test eight ways in which the retailer and its customers can reduce their impact on the planet