Good News Notes: “’Every shopper in the UK’ will have access to refillable groceries in a large supermarket or with a delivery service under plans by some of the country’s biggest grocers. Waitrose, Ocado, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and the supply-chain company CHEP have joined a refillable grocery partnership and plan to both roll out unpackaged options…
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Sustainable shopping: Asda begins selling beer on tap in new supermarket refill zone scheme
Good News Notes: “Asda is serving beer on tap to customers in a trial that marks a first for a UK supermarket chain. Eco-conscious drinkers will be able to take home reusable containers of beer poured fresh from the tap instead of picking up cans and bottles from shelves under the pilot scheme. Visitors to…
Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Good News Notes: “Aldi has committed to halve the volume of plastic packaging it uses in the UK by 2025, a move it estimates will prevent 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging from reaching supermarket shelves. In plans revealed late last week, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket said it would work to meet its new goals by…
Woman hatches ducks from Waitrose eggs
Good News Notes: “A woman has hatched three ducklings called Beep, Peep and Meep from eggs she bought in Waitrose. She said the ducklings would live “a very happy life” with her pet chickens. A Waitrose spokesman said fertilised eggs were safe to eat and “entirely indistinguishable” from normal eggs, unless incubated.” View the whole…
Nestle, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose pledge to help halve food waste by 2030
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