Environment

Mars Food To Launch Recyclable Microwavable Rice Pouch

Mars Food has announced plans to launch recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic (PP) packaging for its microwavable rice pouches in 2021. The new packagin...

Ferrero Announces New Measures As Part of 2025 Packaging Pledge

Italian confectionery giant Ferrero Group has announced a new set of activities to accelerate its transition to 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable pa...

Nestlé To Invest CHF 3.2bn To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nestlé plans to invest 3.2 billion Swiss francs (€2.95 billion) over the next five years, giving details on how it wants to reach its goal of n...

Waitrose To Relaunch Eco-Friendly Household Cleaning Range

UK retailer Waitrose has announced plans to relaunch its eco-friendly household cleaning range ECOlogical with packaging improvements and new fragrances....

China To Force Firms To Report Use Of Plastic In New Recycling Push

Restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery firms will be forced to report their utilisation of single-use plastics to the authorities and also submit f...

Continente To Eliminate Microplastics From Own-Brand Cosmetics By Year End

Portuguese retailer Continente has pledged to eliminate microplastics from private label hygiene and beauty products by the end of this year. The decisi...

Tesco Moves Closer To Sustainability Goals In Central Europe

Tesco Slovakia has announced that it has removed 454 tonnes of difficult-to-recycle plastics from its product assortment across Central Europe in one-...

UK Approves Post-Brexit Farm Law Prioritising Environment

The British parliament approved a new agriculture law on Wednesday that will reward farmers for taking better care of the environment, as the country prepa...