Tag: Tesco

Tesco to go peat-free on UK-grown bedding plants and compost in major carbon-saving move

Stuart Mitchell

In April Tesco became the first UK retailer to go peat-free on its British-grown bedding plants, in order to significantly lower their carbon footprint.  From earlier this year the supermarket started selling only compost that is also completely peat-free.  Peat is still the most popular aid used by the horticulture industry to grow potting plants but when harvested, vast quantities of carbon are released into the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.    The ground-breaking step has been made in partnership with one of the UK’s leading ornamental plant suppliers, Bridge Farm Horticulture, based in Spalding,…

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Tesco announces £5m grant programme to boost school funds for extra food and healthy activities

Stuart Mitchell

Thousands of school children across the UK will benefit from a new grant programme launching this summer which will provide £5 million in grants to help give them a healthier, more active, stronger start in life. In the first year 5,300 schools will be able to apply for support funding to get pupils the nutritious food they need throughout the school day and resources to keep them physically active with new sports and play equipment or outdoor activities. The scheme, supported by UK community charity Groundwork, will replace the current…

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Berry Achieves Award Recognition for Soft Plastic Recycling Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The successful collaborative project bringing together Heinz and Tesco with packaging industry leader Berry Global and recycling technology experts Plastic Energy and Sabic to develop Heinz Beanz Snap Pots made with 39 percent recycled plastic has been recognised with a Silver Award in the global Packaging Innovation Awards. The award recognises how the project has delivered improved sustainability for the Heinz Snap Pots while retaining what makes them so popular with consumers: handy snappable format, microwave-ready and freshness retention. The Heinz Snap Pots produced by Berry Global use 39% ISCC…

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New report highlights £100m investment made in communities across UK

Stuart Mitchell

A community group that works with teenagers at risk of getting caught up in knife crime is just one of more than 50,000 projects across the UK that have received funding through Tesco Community Grants since their inception. The London-based group, Power2’s Teens and Toddlers, is one of thousands of projects that Tesco Community Grants have supported and proudly features as an example of the supermarket’s work across the UK, in Tesco’s Community Impact Report, published this week. Projects that tackle homelessness, support families of Servicepeople, encourage diversity and provide…

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Tesco ditches plastic laundry pod tubs in favour of recyclable cardboard packs

Stuart Mitchell

Recently Tesco has replaced the plastic tubs its laundry detergent pods are sold in with new recyclable cardboard packaging. The move into card will save 252 tonnes of plastic annually, and over four million pieces of plastic across eight lines. The box contains more than 90% recycled cardboard, and is FSC certified, with a thin plastic liner inside to protect the pods. When empty, the cardboard box can be put in the normal household recycle bin. Over 24 million people in the UK regularly buy laundry products, with more than…

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