Tag: single use plastic

Sainsbury’s ramps up removal of single-use plastic lids, saving 71 million pieces of plastic annually

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s will be removing more single-use plastic lids from its own-brand ranges, with dips set to be the next product that will see the change. From March 2023, household favourites such as guacamole, tzatziki and sour cream and chive dip will no longer be sold with single-use plastic lids. Since 2019 Sainsbury’s has removed single-use plastic lids from a wide range of products including cream, crème fraiche, custard, cottage cheese and sour cream. Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s also removed single-use plastic lids from all own-brand yoghurt. After removing plastic lids…

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Asda removes more than 100m pieces of single use plastic from its stores

Stuart Mitchell

Supermarket Asda is removing 101m pieces of single use plastic from its stores each year by switching from plastic to reusable fruit and veg bags. The move follows a 9-store trial and following positive customer and colleague feedback, Asda has now decided to remove all single-use plastic fruit and veg bags from its stores across the UK, instead offering customers a reusable alternative. Priced at just 30p each, Asda’s reusable bags offers customers an affordable, reusable alternative to single-use plastic fruit and veg bag, which are made from 100% recycled…

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All Hi Fly flights single-use plastic free become reality

Stuart Mitchell

From January 1, 2020, as pledged by Hi Fly President Paulo Mirpuri in 2018, all Hi Fly’s own flights are taking to the air without any single-use plastic items on board. The leading wet-lease carrier has worked hard to replace plastic with bamboo cutlery, cups, spoons, and salt and pepper shakers, while packaging for bedding, dishes, individual butter pots, soft drink bottles and toothbrushes were switched with compostable alternatives crafted from recycled material. Hi Fly and its principal sustainability partner, the Mirpuri Foundation, have long been pioneers for greener aviation…

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Hellmann’s and Just Eat join forces to tackle single-use plastic pollution across takeaway sector

Stuart Mitchell

Hellmann’s and Just Eat have teamed up to roll out a trial of Notpla’s seaweed sauce sachets to continue tackling plastic pollution across the takeaway sector. The trial, supported by the Innovate UK fund, means that Just Eat customers will now be able to enjoy the great taste of Hellmann’s sauces with zero plastic waste and food service operators can satisfy growing demand amongst their customers for more sustainable food packaging solutions. During the trial so far, 65 Just Eat restaurant partners have offered a range of Hellmann’s ketchup, BBQ,…

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Thousands Of Pupils Join Campaign To Cut Single-Use Plastic In UK Schools

Stuart Mitchell

Thousands of primary and secondary school pupils have joined a major new campaign to drastically cut the consumption of single-use plastic in UK schools. More than 7,000 pupils, across 12 schools, have signed up to  Plastic Pioneers – a campaign led by environmental charity Hubbub, and sponsored by retailers  TK Maxx and Homesense. The schools benefit  from being  part  of a community stretching from Scotland to the south coast, sharing ideas on how to reduce their consumption of single-use plastic. As part of the campaign, pupils form a Plastic Pioneers…

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