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Shoppers can now donate to fight hunger at every large Tesco store in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Shoppers at every large Tesco store in the UK can now donate food items to help people in their community each time they visit. Tesco is installing more Than 250 new food donation points across the UK so that customers can now donate to Foodbanks in the Trussell Trust’s network or those groups supported by FareShare at all of its Superstores and Tesco Extra stores throughout the country. The new donation point means that shoppers can drop off donations of long-life food whenever they are in store, with Tesco topping…

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Tesco sets out its climate “manifesto” ahead of crucial COP26 Conference in Glasgow

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has launched a new climate change “manifesto” ahead of this year’s crucial COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow.  The retailer has identified five key areas of focus where it can make the most difference, including cutting absolute emissions from energy, supporting the UK’s transition to electric transport, tackling food waste, supporting the sustainable production of food, and helping customers eat healthy, sustainable diets. Setting out Tesco’s priorities at The Grocer Conference today, Tesco CEO, Ken Murphy stressed the need for both efficiency improvements and cutting-edge innovation if the retailer,…

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£58m of Easter leftovers set for the bin

Stuart Mitchell

New research from Tesco and environmental charity Hubbub suggests that £58.4m worth of leftovers are destined for bins in British households this Easter. According to the research, holiday periods are a particularly problematic time for food waste with one in four people (26 per cent) throwing away more food around holidays such as Christmas, Eid, Easter and Diwali. Tesco has therefore created a dedicated No Time For Waste website to help households reduce their food waste and do their bit in the fight against climate change. A staggering 8,490 tonnes…

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Tesco to launch UK’s biggest network of recycling points for soft plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has begun rolling out soft plastic recycling points to 171 stores in the South West of England and Wales with plans to roll out to all large stores nationwide. This will be the first time that the UK has had a network of collection points of this size dedicated to the collection of soft plastic. Most councils don’t collect soft plastic from homes for recycling and it therefore often goes to landfill. The collection points will enable customers to return all their previously unrecycled soft plastic, regardless of where…

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Tesco to sell unwashed potatoes in order to cut down on UK’s number one most wasted food

Stuart Mitchell

A move to cut down on food waste by selling unwashed potatoes – and in doing so potentially double their shelf-life – is being launched by Tesco. Until the 1970s most UK supermarkets and greengrocers used to sell unwashed potatoes and by leaving soil on them it would help block out light and slow down their natural decay. Now Tesco is looking at a return to selling potatoes in the traditional way and in doing so, help cut down on what waste advisory action group WRAP, say are the UK’s…

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