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Morrisons trials seaweed animal feed for more climate-friendly cows

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons is working with Queen’s University Belfast on a three-year trial looking at the use of seaweed from the UK in helping to reduce methane production in cattle. The innovative research programme is being led by Professor Sharon Huws and Dr Katerina Theodoridou of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at the university and is testing indigenous seaweed from the Irish and UK coastlines. The aim is to evaluate the nutritional value of seaweed and assess its potential to reduce methane emissions, improve animal health, and enhance meat and…

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Morrisons to Reduce Soya Use on Road to Carbon Neutral Eggs

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons will reduce the use of soya feed at 10 of its free range egg farms as it works towards becoming the first supermarket to launch own brand carbon neutral eggs in 2022. New Better Origin insect ‘mini farms’ will be introduced onto the UK egg farms to feed the hens, who will also receive a supplementary diet of British beans, peas and sunflower seeds. The ‘mini farm’ containers, in which millions of insects are kept, will provide nutrient rich and natural food for the hens. The insects will be…

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Morrisons to co-own world leading soft plastic recycling site in UK

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons will become the first supermarket to own its own recycling operations through the acquisition of a significant stake in a new recycling site in Fife. The site will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. Uniquely within the industry, Morrisons already owns 18 of its own food making sites.  Morrisons has also committed that by 2025, it will recycle and reuse the equivalent amount of plastic it puts on to the market within its own recycling facilities, to develop greater recycling in the UK. It has already announced it will reduce its…

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Morrisons Launches Move Towards UK’s First ‘Zero Waste’ Stores

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons is launching a move towards the UK’s first six ‘zero waste’ stores in Edinburgh which will have the ability to operate with zero waste by 2025 – either from the store itself or from the customers who shop at that store. If successful, the ‘zero waste’ store format will be rolled out to all of Morrisons 498 stores across the UK over the next year. In the longer term, Morrisons aims to recycle all of the waste it creates across all its stores by 2025. The trial will incorporate…

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Pink Lady® supports The British Bee Charity with Morrisons on-pack promotion

Stuart Mitchell

Pink Lady® apples has partnered with The British Bee Charity to develop a new on-pack promotion called Bee Pink designed to inspire and delight consumers whilst helping to protect British bees. The UK’s leading apple brand will be offering Morrisons shoppers the chance to win one of ten bespoke bee bundles and 150 runner-up prizes. The main prize bundle will include a Sophie Allport china bee mug, beeswax candle, beeswax lip balm (made with beeswax from The British Bee Charity), wildflower seed bath bomb and honey from The British Bee…

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