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UK’s Largest Grocer Takes on Food and Plastic Waste

UK’s Largest Grocer Takes on Food and Plastic Waste

It’s been a green week for Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket. First, the chain said it would remove “Best before” labels from around 70 pre-packaged fruits and vegetables in an attempt to stop customers from discarding still-edible food, BBC News reported Tuesday. Then it announced plans to ban all non-recyclable plastics by 2019, The Independent […]

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    UK’s Largest Grocer Takes on Food and Plastic Waste

    UK’s Largest Grocer Takes on Food and Plastic Waste

    It’s been a green week for Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket. First, the chain said it would remove “Best before” labels from around 70 pre-packaged fruits and vegetables in an attempt to stop customers from discarding still-edible food, BBC News reported Tuesday. Then it announced plans to ban all non-recyclable plastics by 2019, The Independent […]

    Beijing Starts the Biggest Shutdown of Steel Factories in History

    Beijing Starts the Biggest Shutdown of Steel Factories in History

    By Lauri Myllyvirta, Unearthed Earlier this month and without much comment, dozens of huge steel mills in China stopped or curtailed their operations. In northern China cement plants are preparing to shut down entirely before Christmas. The measures are a part of an aggressive action plan that aims to cut wintertime particulate pollution by 15 […]

    Sir David Attenborough’s New Series to Show ‘Heartbreaking’ Examples of Plastic Pollution

    Sir David Attenborough’s New Series to Show ‘Heartbreaking’ Examples of Plastic Pollution

    By Imogen Calderwood Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about “heartbreaking” examples of plastic pollution that were documented while filming for his new series, Blue Planet II. Attenborough, the broadcasting legend who brought the world Planet Earth, revealed that teams had recorded seabirds feeding their chicks with scraps of plastic, in the documentary series that […]

    Britain Set to Have Its First Coal-Free Day Since Industrial Revolution

    Britain Set to Have Its First Coal-Free Day Since Industrial Revolution

    The United Kingdom’s grid operator just announced an incredible prediction—April 21 is probably going to be the country’s first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution. “Great Britain has never had a continuous 24 hour period without #coal. Today is looking like it could be the first,” according to a tweet from the National Grid’s Electricity […]