The EU Commission has introduced new legislation, including legal targets to cut food waste by 30% across both retail and household by 2030.
Asda is first UK supermarket to launch sustainable toilet paper The Good Roll
Asda has made an exclusive deal with the sustainable household paper brand The Good Roll, which will see it launch for the first time in the UK.
Allbirds launch world’s first net zero shoe and calls on industry to follow suit
Footwear retailer Allbirds has launched the world’s first net zero shoe, MO.ONSHOT and is sharing its tricks with other brands in an online toolkit.
Sainsbury’s ditches steak trays to save 249 tonnes of plastic
Sainsbury’s is removing plastic trays from its steak range, replacing them with a cardboard alternative which uses 70% less plastic.
Gap, Levi’s and ASOS fail to meet minimum cotton transparency standards
Up to 90% of the world’s biggest cotton buyers do not yet meet minimum standards for transparency and fair labour, according to new rankings.
Plastic bottled water market set to grow by over 10% in four years
Big water bottle brands are forecast to grow by more than 10% in the next four years, with calls to tighten up advertising rules.
Coca-Cola partners with Merlin for VIP recycling incentives
Coca-Cola is partnering with Merlin Entertainments to encourage recycling, offering VIP experiences in exchange for empty plastic bottles.
Ocado, Co-op and Aldi to track milk bottle recycling rates
Ocado Retail, Co-op and Aldi are trialling a new method of tracking milk and water bottles being sent for recycling across the UK.
Aldi, Co-op and Morrisons trial whole-town digital deposit return scheme
Supermarkets Aldi, Co-op and Morrisons are part of a whole-town trial of a digital deposit return scheme taking place throughout July 2023.
Environment Agency to investigate illegal PPE dump
The Environment Agency (EA) has launched an investigation into hundreds of thousands of items of PPE that have been found dumped in the New Forest in Hampshire.
