waitrose

The supermarket has pledged to scrap single-use plastic carrier bags by March

The UK is contributing £25m and will play a leading role in designing and running the Marine Plastics Research and Innovation Framework

The retailer will swap the 600,000 straws it gives out each year to a home compostable material

Waitrose has launched Europe’s first long-range renewable biomethane truck fleet. The 10 Scania-built lorries use new, high-pressure carbon fuel tanks to store compressed natural gas (CNG), which allow for more methane to be squeezed in, massively increasing their range from 300 miles to 500 miles. CNG fuel is around 40% cheaper than diesel and emits 70% less Carbon Dioxide – each lorry will save more than […]

Heavy Good Vehicles (HGVs) have started filling up from the first high-pressure, grid-connected compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Lancashire. Waitrose, which is a major customer of the site, has filled up its fleet of lorries. The facility, which boasts a high-pressure connection delivered by National Grid, is capable of refuelling more than 500 HGVs per day. […]

The UK’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station is set to open in Lancashire. Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) looking to use CNG believed to be the cleanest and cheapest fuel for trucks and buses, will be able to fill up. CNG Fuels has secured planning permission to build the UK’s largest CNG filling station which is […]

On of Waitrose’s dairy farms is being powered by solar energy. Its Leckford Estate farm has a solar array with a capacity of 186KW. It provides energy to run the farm’s lighting and power the milking machines for its herd of 600 dairy cows. The solar panels are expected to save more than 71,000kg of […]

Waitrose and M&S are among a group of top retailers in the UK to sign up to new green goals including slashing their carbon emissions from deliveries and minimising waste. The 25 signatories including Argos, Asda, B&Q, Sainsbury’s, Wickes, Co-operative, Greggs and John Lewis pledged to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 25% by 2020. Targets […]

The John Lewis Partnership has signed a deal to buy 100% renewable energy from small supplier SmartestEnergy. The contract will start in January 2015 – running until March 2018 – and will provide power for more than 380 John Lewis and Waitrose sites. Nigel Keen, Director of Property Services for the John Lewis Partnership said: […]

Waitrose is launching a campaign with the help of a renewable power supplier to encourage its customers to switch to green energy. The supermarket giant and Ecotricity are offering customers a £50 Waitrose or John Lewis voucher and an energy monitor worth £29.95 to help check their electricity usage at home if they move to […]