All Environment articles – Page 64
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ArticleOliver Kay looks to compostable future
Wholesaler has started speed-composting its food waste for use by growers, as well as switching to various forms of compostable packaging
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ArticleHaygrove rolls out recycling scheme
The soft-fruit grower and tunnel manufacturer will provide free recycling for plastic films used in tunnel crop production
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ArticleClimate change body pushes for woodland conversion
Report from Committee on Climate Change says growers and farmers should be incentivised to plant trees and boost soil quality
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ArticleTesco and WWF team up for "greener" food
Britain's largest retailer says it hopes to halve the environmental impact of their products
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ArticleWrap publishes plastics reduction roadmap
Document details actions top businesses should take to create a circular economy for plastics and achieve targets set by UK Plastics Pact
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ArticleBudgens flies plastic-free flag
Thornton’s Budgens has become the first UK retailer to introduce Plastic Free Zones and urges others to follow its lead
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ArticleBerries and apples hit by Italy storm
Production in both Trentino and South Tyrol has reportedly been hit hard by recent poor weather
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ArticleRiverford hosts first-ever plastic debate
Founder Guy Singh-Watson was joined by plastic campaign groups and packaging experts to discuss long-term impact of plastic revolution
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ArticleClipper using tea bags made from bananas
The Dorset-based tea brand's new bags are plastic-free utilising a new manufacturing technique
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ArticleEfforts multiply to address water woes
The effects of climate change are already apparent to farmers worldwide, whose efforts to overcome water scarcity to feed a growing population are a defining struggle of our time
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ArticleHydroponics startup gets funding boost
Aberystwyth-based Phytoponics scales up and eyes retail contracts after patented technology receives $650,000 in funding
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ArticleOrganics shown to lower cancer risk
Cancer diagnosis is 25 per cent lower among organic consumers, according to research led by the Sorbonne University in Paris
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ArticleFareShare ‘saves UK economy £51m’
Charity already delivers huge savings to charities and state, and ‘up to £500m’ could be saved if half of UK’s surpluses were redistributed
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ArticleCMA CGM and Panalpina partner to cut emissions
Shipping and forwarding titans sign agreement to slash CO2 emissions by introducing new LNG-powered ‘mega-vessels’
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ArticleChiquita container fleet upgrade slashes emissions
Global banana supplier says comprehensive upgrade of refrigerated containers has led to a 17,000t decline in CO2 emissions
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ArticleSodexo tackles on-farm waste with food rescue scheme
Multinational caterer joins forces with Midlands fresh produce supplier and food waste firm to supply schools and businesses with wonky veg
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ArticleAD chief calls for universal food waste collections
Industry body touts environmental, economic and employment opportunities offered by AD in letter to the Treasury
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ArticleSeaweed reduces water use on farms
New research reveals seaweed biostimulants extract can help reduce water and fertiliser use on crops by up to 20 per cent
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ArticleClimate change ‘could boost UK apple production’
Warmer weather allowing late varieties to be grown across more of UK with research starting into how growers can adapt production techniques
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ArticleFruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales