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UK major retailers report progress on reducing packaging and food waste.
November 15, 2006
UK major retailers report progress on reducing packaging and food waste.
The UK 's top 13 grocery retailers have reported on their progress against the Courtauld Commitment, which aims to reduce the amount of packaging and food waste that ends up in everyone's bins.
The Courtauld Commitment, made a year ago, is between the 13 retailers and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). It was developed in partnership with Defra.
In a meeting with Minister of State for Local Environment Ben Bradshaw and Jennie Price, chief executive of WRAP, the retailers outlined actions taken over the past year, including:
・minimised packaging that is already on-shelf
・innovations that keep food fresher for longer and so cut the amount that is thrown away
・longer term targets that embed household waste reduction in the retailers' corporate strategies
They also set out their plans for future action.
The 13 retailers are Asda, Boots, Budgens, the Co-operative Group, Londis, Iceland, Kwik Save, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Somerfield, Tesco and Waitrose.
More imformation can be found http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2006/061113a.htm
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