Retail & the environment
UK: Defra launches food industry sustainability initiative
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced yesterday (26 April) a plan to improve the food…
UK: Asda goes green over fish
Responding to pressure from environmental groups and consumers, and in the latest of a string of 'green' policies, Asda announced yesterday (28 March)…
UK: Defra launches innovation fund for green retail packaging
UK Environment Minister Elliot Morley has launched an £8m (US$14.7m) Innovation Fund to stimulate innovative packaging design in a bid…
What a waste: Recycling rises up the food industry agenda
Some 75% of UK household waste is sent to landfill, with packaging accounting for 25% of this waste. With landfill…