- Supermarkets in Asia are Now Using Banana Leaves Instead of Plastic Packaging https://nextshark.com/banana-leaves-asia-plastic-packaging/ 254 comments worldnews
- Sales of some vegetables have soared by up to 300 per cent following moves by a number of New Zealand supermarkets to ditch plastic packaging. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503708&objectid=12188111 14 comments business
- World’s first plastic-free Trust Mark to help shoppers know which products are made from eco-friendly packaging will be appearing in supermarkets from this month. Iceland, will become first retailer to adopt mark which was developed by environmental campaigners A Plastic Planet. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/15/worlds-first-plastic-free-mark-will-help-shoppers-choose-eco/ 5 comments worldnews
- Supermarkets in Britain agree to ban unnecessary single-use plastic packaging by 2025. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/25/supermarkets-agree-ban-unnecessary-single-use-plastic-packaging/ 17 comments worldnews
- New labelling helps UK shoppers avoid plastic packaging: Iceland is among the first supermarkets to introduce the new ‘trust mark’ that shows shoppers which food packaging has no hidden plastic in it. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/16/new-labelling-helps-uk-shoppers-avoid-plastic-packaging 5 comments worldnews
- UK supermarkets and food companies launched a new voluntary pledge to cut plastic packaging on Thursday as ministers consider forcing them to pay more towards collecting and recycling the waste they produce. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/26/uk-supermarkets-launch-voluntary-pledge-to-cut-plastic-packaging 4 comments worldnews
- Supermarkets bringing in even more damaging packaging in rush to ditch plastic, UK study finds - Race to find alternatives leads to rise in items creating more greenhouse gases https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plastic-bags-packaging-supermarket-compostable-green-alliance-a9274476.html 6 comments worldnews
- A supermarket in Thailand garnered attention from the netizens around the world for the implementation of its store policy which replaces plastic packaging in all of its produce with banana leaf wrappings. https://www.breakingasia.com/news/saving-world-banana-leaf/ 52 comments worldnews
- Swedish supermarkets replace sticky labels with laser marking: Food retailers aiming to cut plastic packaging by ditching stickers on fruits and vegetables, instead using hi-tech ‘natural branding’ https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jan/16/ms-and-swedish-supermarkets-ditch-sticky-labels-for-natural-branding 11 comments worldnews
- Tesco has pledged to step up its efforts in the battle against single-use plastic with measures that include banning brands using excessive packaging from Britain’s largest supermarket chain. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/22/tesco-promises-to-ban-brands-that-use-excessive-packaging 4 comments worldnews
- Supermarkets flooding Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging a year, major study reveals - ‘Plastic pollution is now a full-blown environmental crisis and supermarkets are right at the heart of it’ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/supermarket-single-use-plastic-levels-record-figures-greenpeace-retail-consortium-a8633986.html 12 comments worldnews
- Sainsbury's has become the first UK supermarket to remove plastic for its loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items: 'This alone will reduce their plastic output by 489 tonnes, and the retailer is also reducing the amount of plastic used for its packaged fruits and vegetables.' https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/06/sainsburys-becomes-first-supermarket-get-rid-plastic-bags-fruit/ 405 comments worldnews
- Waitrose will allow customers to fill their own containers with products ranging from pasta to washing-up liquid in an effort to cut waste. The UK supermarket chain said the ideas have the potential to save thousands of tonnes of unnecessary plastic and packaging. https://news.sky.com/story/waitrose-says-bring-your-own-containers-in-trial-to-cut-plastic-and-packaging-11734416 407 comments worldnews
- Supermarkets must stop using plastic packaging, says former Asda boss - He said billions of pounds of investment in recycling has failed to resolve the world’s plastic proliferation crisis. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/12/supermarkets-stop-using-plastic-packaging-former-asda-boss-andy-clarke 338 comments worldnews
- More than 40 companies, responsible for more than 80% of plastic packaging on products sold in UK supermarkets, including Coca-Cola and Asda, have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution and make 100% of plastic packaging ready for recycling or composting by 2025. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43901328 252 comments worldnews