Good News Notes: “In its latest move to support global conservation and environmentally sustainable business practices, Nespresso is partnering with American Forests to support reforestation efforts of three parks across the U.S. Prioritizing parks and forests in California, Texas, and Hawaii, Nespresso has pledged to plant 100,000 seedlings across over 320 acres of land. While…
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Echo redesigns new Smarties range with 100% plastic free materials
Good News Notes: “Smarties’ plastic free commitments helped broaden Echo’s creative process to think outside the box while maintaining the playfulness of the brand and making it a learning experience for kids. “Following the launch of Smarties music creator in 2020, a physical and digitally interactive toy that enables children to create their own tunes,…
Tesco Launches Loop Recycle Program in Stores
Good News Notes: “As British grocery store chain Tesco continues to grow its sustainability program, it has implemented a zero-waste packaging system at 10 of its stores in England. The Tesco program offered by TerraCycle’s reusable packaging platform Loop will include 88 products. The grocer says if the program is successful with consumers, packaging could…
Hershey’s Debuts Its First Vegan Chocolate Bar Made With Oat Milk
Good News Notes: “The Hershey’s Company has reinvented its iconic milk chocolate bars, debuting its first vegan chocolate bars that use an oat milk base to achieve richness without dairy. The new Hershey’s Oat Made bars will feature two flavors including Extra Creamy Almond & Sea Salt and Classic Dark. The new oat milk-based chocolate bars will be…
Milk-free Milo and meatless ‘pork’: Nestlé, Impossible and other brands bet big on plant-based food in Asia
Good News Notes: “Milo chocolate milk has been hugely popular in Southeast Asia for decades. Now the breakfast and teatime favorite is about to get shaken up — the cocoa powder will be offered as a dairy-free, ready-made beverage. The product is one of Nestlé’s newest plant-based inventions, and it will be launched in the region…
Nestlé To Use Less Plastic Packaging In Confectionary Sharing Bags
Good News Notes: “Nestlé in the UK and Ireland has redesigned its confectionery sharing bags to use significantly less packaging – a move that will see at least 83 tonnes of virgin plastic taken out of its supply chain every year. From April, Nestlé’s products will come in new narrower pouches. Nestlé sells approximately 140…
Coca-Cola is introducing its first bottle made from 100% recycled plastic
Good News Notes: “Coca-Cola is launching a new bottle size for the first time in a decade, but it’s what the bottle’s made of that marks an even more notable first: 100% recycled plastic material. The new 13.2-ounce recyclable bottle that some customers will see on shelves this week is made entirely of other plastics, and…
Vegan meatless meat is going mainstream. Beyond Burger and Impossible Foods have big competition.
Good News Notes: “In a year of splashy news for plant-based meat — skyrocketing sales! the new McPlant! —one of the biggest developments in the field went oddly underreported. In the last three months of 2020, some of the biggest companies in the world announced major moves into the plant-based meat space. In September, Tesco — the UK’s…
Oregon Business – Can the Plastic
Good News Notes: “Portlanders Marcelle and Edward Abel are an active couple who enjoy traveling and hiking with their 11-year-old twins. Like many eco-conscious couples, they fill reusable bottles with water to take with them on trips. But — as is often the case with many of us — when their reusable containers run dry,…
A Swedish bike is made from 300 Nespresso coffee pods
https://qz.com/1685111/a-swedish-bike-is-made-from-300-nespresso-coffee-pods/