Asda has announced that it will stop offering single-use plastic carrier bags with online grocery orders.
Consumers can often be sceptical of a brand’s true intentions behind the launch of a sustainable product or initiative, weary that green-washing could be at play.
A significant proportion of UK consumers (45%) say packaging without plastic would encourage them to buy more of the product, according to a GlobalData survey.
US-based grocery retailer Albertsons has pledged to reduce plastic used for products across its portfolio of 2,300 stores.
UK supermarket chain Tesco has announced it will launch a trial of new plastic packaging recycling technology this week in ten of its Swindon and Bristol stores, in collaboration with...
UK supermarket chain Iceland Foods is to launch the trial of an in-store plastic free Iceland greengrocer aisle to help eliminate its plastic packaging use.
Lush opened its first UK plastic packaging-free, Naked, store in Manchester in January.