UK supermarkets are using too much plastic packaging for food products and both retailers and packing manufacturers could do more, a new survey has concluded.
Sainsbury's will become first major retailer to shift to the large
scale use of biodegradable packaging, putting pressure on food
processors to make the conversion.
The UK's number two supermarket, Sainsbury's, has begun selling a
range of its soups in square cans in an attempt to try and gauge
consumer's preferences.
The Soil Association's fifth annual Organic Retailer of the Year
Award in the UK has been won by Sainsbury, but Waitrose, M&S
and Tesco were all praised for their organic business practices.