Plastic Packaging

First Plastic-Free Supermarket Aisle Opens In Amsterdam

The world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle has been opened in Amsterdam by Dutch organic retailer Ekoplaza and environmental campaign group A Plastic...

Asda Pledges To Reduce Plastic Packaging By 10% In 2018

Asda has become the latest UK retailer to outline its plans to reduce plastic packaging as part of the ongoing war on waste. The supermarket group has v...

UK Environment Secretary Vows To Push Supermarkets On Plastic Waste

Michael Gove, the UK's secretary of state for environment and food, has vowed to push supermarkets on their use of plastic packaging. This came in respo...

The A-Z of Retail: I is for Iceland

ESM: European Supermarket Magazine is proud to launch 'The A-Z of Retail', a new subscriber-only series that offers a deep analysis of the retailers, suppl...

Waitrose To Phase Out Black Plastic Packaging By 2019

UK supermarket chain Waitrose has pledged to stop selling private-label food products in black plastic packaging by the end of 2019. The retailer says t...

European Retailers Pledge Support For New Plastics Strategy

EuroCommerce, which represents Europe's retail and wholesale sector, has said that the European Commission's new plastics strategy is a 'welcome step towar...

EU Declares War On Plastic Waste, As UK Retailers Step Up

The European Commission has launched the first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics, with a focus on reducing waste and moving towards a more circular eco...