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The “green” revolution: Are consumers buying it?

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New findings suggest that many customers concerned with the environment are not following through by purchasing environmentally friendly products. Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), a leading global provider...

Wal-Mart to cut plastic bag use by 33 per cent

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has joined the growing list of retailers pledging to lower their plastic bag use. The US-based company has committed to reducing its global plastic...

Food and grocery sector threatened by Carbon Reductions Scheme: AFGC

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council has urged the federal government to implement a Carbon Pollution Reductions Scheme (CPRS) which ensures that Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector’s...

Australians want green but not at great cost: report

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Australians are unwilling to trade their lifestyle for the environment, a study by market intelligence research group TNS has discovered. A 17-country green study found that cost is one of our greatest...

Food and Grocery Council concerned by proposal to adopt container deposit system Australia-wide

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The Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australia’s peak food and grocery manufacturing representative body, today welcomed the release of the Senate Inquiry into the Management of Australia’s...

From food to fuel: UK retailer to transform supermarket industry’s approach to waste disposal

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Waitrose has become the first major UK retailer to embark on a wide scale trial of anaerobic digestion. The concept is to convert waste food into renewable energy in a pioneering trial which may transform...

New frozen meal tray design to eliminate 3.6 million kg of plastic waste

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ConAgra Foods, a leading North American packaged food company, has reported that they are the first company in North America to incorporate post-consumer recycled plastic in their frozen meal trays, which...

UK research and development to boost recyclability of plastic milk bottles

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Research and development work into boosting the recyclability of plastic milk bottles is to be launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).WRAP is inviting tenders to develop a cost-effective...

Drastic drop in plastic bag use in UK

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The use of disposable plastic bags is in steep decline as shoppers in their thousands switch to permanent shopping bags in the United Kingdom, according to Tesco. Tesco, the leading UK retailer, has reported...

Reduction of plastic bag use on the agenda for supermarkets

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Coles has announced a scheme to encourage consumers to return plastic bags to their stores to celebrate Landcare Week (1-7 September). For each plastic shopping bag returned to Coles throughout September,...