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Hidden Treasure Hunt: Currys leads new e-waste reduction initiative for schoolkids
Currys is leading a new campaign to encourage schoolchildren to find unwanted consumer electronics in the home and recycle them.

Reselfridges Recycle: Beauty and cosmetics recycling scheme lands in Selfridges
Department store group Selfridges launches nationwide beauty and cosmetics recycling scheme, in partnership with MYGroup.

‘The next chapter’: Ebay to acquire Depop for $1.2bn
Online marketplace eBay is set to acquire Depop for $1.2 billion, just five years after Etsy paid $1.62 billion for the business.

Greener Retailing Champions: TheLittleLoop founder Charlotte Morley on circularity 2.0
Circular economy trailblazer and TheLittleLoop boss Charlotte Morley reflects on where circularity has broken in the past and how to fix it.

‘Upgrading and improving’: Aldi store estate set for energy efficiency boost
Aldi announces £300 million investment in existing UK store estate, including the implementation of features focused on energy efficiency.

‘Shared commitment’: Co-op extends partnership with LNG-powered haulier
Co-op pens new five-year deal with Buffaload, a haulier that continues to invest in LNG-powered vehicles within its fleet.

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026: Deposit return schemes in focus
Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 puts sustainability in the spotlight, and hosts conversations on deposit return schemes.

‘Functional and cost effective’: Deliveroo introduces new packaging for restaurants
Deliveroo has developed new takeaway packaging and made it available to buy for restaurants via its webstore.

Fighting food waste: Too Good To Go promotes Kerr to managing director role
Chelsea Kerr named managing director for Too Good To Go UK and Ireland as the business marks a decade of fighting food waste.

‘A unified powerhouse’: Sustainability platforms Mondra and Inoqo merge
Tech platforms Mondra and Inoqo merge to create what has been described as “a unified powerhouse” in supply chain sustainability.

Exchange for Change: UK deposit return scheme operator gets a rebrand
The UK’s Deposit Return Scheme operator will now trade as Exchange For Change, as UK DMO is rebranded.

Unlocking the hidden £10bn: Timpson and MusicMagpie partner for in-store tech trade-in
Timpson Group and MusicMagpie announce partnership to allow consumers to trade in unwanted smartphones in stores across the UK.

‘The next chapter’: Ebay to acquire Depop for $1.2bn
Online marketplace eBay is set to acquire Depop for $1.2 billion, just five years after Etsy paid $1.62 billion for the business.

Greener Retailing Champions: TheLittleLoop founder Charlotte Morley on circularity 2.0
Circular economy trailblazer and TheLittleLoop boss Charlotte Morley reflects on where circularity has broken in the past and how to fix it.

Decarbonisation journey: M&S electric transport roll-out continues
Full-service commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management company Vertellus is supporting M&S’s electric transport strategy.

Retail Technology Show 2026: M&S’s Archie Norman to return to stage
Marks & Spencer chairman, Archie Norman, is back at Retail Technology Show for a second consecutive year in April 2026.

Design for Betterment: Holland & Barrett collaborates with RCA students on packaging project
Health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett aligns with Royal College of Art students on Design for Betterment packaging project.

‘Packaging as an intelligent asset’: Suntory and Polytag partner in traceability drive
Lucozade and Ribena maker introducing QR technology across its packaging to gain better visibility of the goods it places on the market.

Seeds of Change interview: Holland & Barrett sustainability boss Jessica Long on the krill protection pledge
Green Retail World talks to Holland & Barrett sustainability boss Jess Long on why the retailer has co-created the krill protection pledge.

‘Shared infrastructure’: TrusTrace and retailers launch eco and human rights due diligence tool
Retailers launch unified questionnaire and digital tool, powered by TrusTrace, to measure eco and human rights due diligence maturity.











