Signify aims to be plastic-free on all consumer-related packaging in 2021

Each year, eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans, killing one million marine birds and threatening hundreds of marine life species. Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues and consumers are increasingly critical of the packaging of products that they buy. Signify is actively striving for a reduction of the environmental impact of its products. As part of its packaging policy, Signify already uses 80% recycled paper for its packaging and will now start phasing out all plastics from packaging for consumer-related products…

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Growing green: Asda herbs go plastic-free

Asda has announced it will be launching a supermarket first – a range of plastic-free living herbs. All of Asda’s living herbs, which are currently sold in a plastic pot with a plastic wrap, will be moving into a new, more sustainable container called a ‘plug’. The plastic wrap will also be replaced by a paper sleeve to protect the herbs, making the entire product plastic-free, which will save 45.6 tonnes of plastic each year. Shamma Mohammed, Category Planning Manager for Produce said: “As a team we’ve worked really hard…

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