Greenback partners with the Flexible Plastic Fund and Aldi to make flexible plastic recycling more transparent

Greenback Recycling Technologies (Greenback) has started a collaboration with the Flexible Plastics Fund and Aldi UK to provide full visibility on the journey of flexible plastic packaging collected from consumers via front-of-store collection points, right through the recycling journey to end product. The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) supports supermarkets and independently tracks and verifies the flow of material using Greenback’s AI and blockchain powered evidence system, eco2Veritas™. eco2Veritas tracks and certifies the amount of flexible plastic collected, shows how much of it is sorted and into which polymers and finally,…

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Aldi Launches New Cookbook In Partnership With Team GB And ParalympicsGB

Aldi has launched a new cookbook in partnership with Team GB and ParalympicsGB, which is available in stores from today. The cookbook, called ‘Eat like a Champion’, includes 80 recipes that have been inspired by athletes and nutritionists such as Paula Radcliffe and Laura and Jason Kenny from Team GB and ParalympicsGB. All of the proceeds from the cookbook will be donated to charity, with a portion going to the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association, while the remaining profits will go towards supporting Aldi’s dedicated charity, Teenage Cancer…

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Aldi Removes Plastic From Its Beer And Cider

Aldi has removed all plastic packaging from its own-label four-pack beers and ciders to further reduce plastic waste. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket has replaced the plastic shrink wrap and rings with a cardboard alternative. The packaging is fully recyclable at home and removes 95 tonnes of plastic packaging per year, as part of Aldi’s continuing efforts to reduce its environmental impact and develop alternative packaging for its products. Luke Emery, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi, said: “Minimising plastic waste is important to both Aldi and our customers, and we are…

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Aldi UK Commits To Never Selling Chlorinated Chicken Or Hormone Injected Beef

Aldi UK’s CEO Giles Hurley has vowed that the supermarket will only ever sell fresh chicken and beef from British farmers. Aldi has also ruled out selling chlorinated chicken or hormone treated beef, regardless of any future trade deals. The UK’s fifth largest supermarket’s fresh chicken and beef range is already 100% British and the company confirmed today that will never change. The commitment sits alongside Aldi’s existing policies to only sell British products across multiple categories, with 100% of its core range fresh meat, milk and eggs all coming…

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