Exclusive: Waitrose launches soft plastic recycling in 295 stores
February 23, 2023
Waitrose rolls out soft plastic recycling in 295 stores across the UK, selecting Impact Recycling as waste management partner.
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News and features showing examples of greener packaging strategy in retail
Scotland’s deposit return scheme: Calls for small biz ‘grace period’
February 8, 2023
Scotland’s deposit return scheme could start in confused state if small drinks producers are not given a “legal grace period” to prepare.
Packaging reduction: Waitrose replaces small wine bottles with aluminium cans
January 11, 2023
Waitrose announces packaging reduction by replacing the majority of the small wine bottles it sells with aluminium can equivalents.
Digital deposit return scheme trial: Ocado tests on-pack QR codes with Polytag
November 24, 2022
Ocado launches tech trial that it says proves a digital deposit return scheme could run alongside a general UK deposit return scheme.
The Body Shop: Only one in five Brits always recycle skincare packaging
November 17, 2022
Just one in five Brits always recycle their skincare packaging once they have finished with the product, according to The Body Shop.
And that’s a wrap: Quality Street introduces recyclable paper packaging for famous sweets
October 6, 2022
Nestle announces its Quality Street sweets will come wrapped in recyclable paper packaging, as it looks to reduce non-recyclable materials.
Soft plastic recycling: Aldi rolls out in-store plastic collection across UK
September 26, 2022
Aldi is rolling out soft plastic recycling bins across almost all its UK stores, after a successful trial last year.
Material change: Wagamama starts using greener packaging and launches ‘Bowl Bank’
August 15, 2022
Wagamama starts using greener takeaway packaging and launches ‘Bowl Bank’ to collect used materials in its restaurants.
‘Waste of space’: Too many parcels overpackaged, says DS Smith
July 12, 2022
Consumers want less packaging but too many consumer parcels are holding excess air and are overpackaged, new research suggests.