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Milk & More to trial doorstep deliveries of refilled Coca-Cola
From next Monday (5 June), Milk & More customers in South London and some parts of the South will be able to buy one-litre bottles of Coke Zero which they…
Absolut launches world’s first commercially available paper bottles for spirits
The innovative bottles went on sale at 22 Tesco stores across Greater Manchester earlier this week. They will be stocked for three months. Developed as part of the ongoing Paper…
Plastics treaty: Nations agree to publish draft this year
Country negotiators have been in Paris this week for the second round of talks on the UN-backed treaty, following on from the agreement of broad terms last year. It had…
Lidl changes mince packaging to slash plastic
The retailer is introducing the new packaging early next year and has made the change because it contains 63% less plastic, by weight, than the old packaging format. Lidl GB…
In numbers: Is the UK’s refillable packaging market growing quickly enough?
According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, 64% of British adults have been worried about the impact of climate change in the past 12 months. As the effects of…
Milk & More expands refillable bottle initiative
In January this year, Milk & More partnered with reusable packaging operation Again to reuse up to an additional three million items of packaging a year, across a range of…
Mastercard introduces global pilot program for credit card recycling
Through collaboration with recycling partners, the card manufacturer will offer banks comprehensive services to ensure the secure disposal, collection, transportation, and recycling of cards. The company highlights that the majority…
From biodegradable bags to carbon capture: Bupa funds 18 sustainability-focussed startups
The multinational health business has named the global cohort of startups ahead of an event in London next month, whereby each will be able to showcase their innovations to potential…
UK’s waste policy delays ‘discouraging businesses from making vital investments’
The body, responsible for auditing public sector bodies, has today (30 June) published an assessment of the Government’s preparedness to deliver the targets outlined in the Resource and Waste Strategy….
M&S partners with eBay and Oxfam for pre-loved kids’ clothes scheme
The British high-street retailer has offered Shwopping boxes in stores since 2008. Customers are encouraged to deposit clothing they no longer use for donation via Oxfam. Now, in partnership with…
Commission tables proposal for 30% cut in EU food waste by 2030
On Wednesday (5 July), the European Commission unveiled one of the most-awaited packages by agri-food stakeholders which deals with ‘sustainable use of key natural resources’ such as soil and plant…
Pot Noodle launches new paper packaging pilot
The new paper pot is made with 90% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper and will roll out exclusively in Tesco, with a trial of 500,000 pots of the brand’s…
Dirty Dozen: The 12 businesses responsible for 70% of litter in the UK
This list is produced every summer following mass clean-ups across the UK’s beaches, rivers, cities and countryside. This year, litter collected at 499 cleans is included in the data. Once…
Report: Clothes donated to high street recycling schemes shredded and burned
The Changing Markets Foundation conducted the investigation, planting AirTags in 21 garments before donating them to big-name fashion retailers in the UK, Belgium, France and Germany. All of the items…
Britain’s new packaging EPR scheme delayed by a year
The reformed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme was meant to launch in October 2024, having first been promised in late 2018. Now, it will not launch until October 2025. Under…
Morrisons launches pilot for in-store coffee pod recycling
Customers will have the option to gather Podback recycling bags, fill them with their used pods, and then recycle the pods in a designated bin positioned at the store’s entrance….
#SustyTalk: The Estée Lauder Companies’ VP for R&D on green chemistry for sustainable beauty
#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current…
Plastic Overshoot Day: 43% of plastics manufactured this year will end up as pollution
The date, marked for the first time this year, has been calculated by Swiss research consultancy Earth Action (EA). EA has calculated that the global production of plastics designed to…
Berlin’s net-zero neighborhood and the Royal Mint’s renewables hub: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Kraft Heinz sets 2030 target to reduce virgin plastic use
The company’s initiative is estimated to save approximately 100 million pounds of virgin plastic. Kraft Heinz’s chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer Rashida La Lande said: “To achieve our ESG…
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