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" Solution Is on The Table"
Apr 1, 2015Last week, Closed Loop Recycling, the biggest recycler of plastic milk bottles, said that it was on the brink of administration. The move was blamed on the drop in the price of oil and that its customers wanted to buy recycled plastic but ...
Tags: Dairy Crest, Dow, Packaging
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Packaging News Organised a Conference in Conjunction with British Glass
Dec 25, 2014On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
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Food Waste Will Be Sent to Anaerobic Digesters Which Will Convert The Waste Into Energy
May 29, 2013Food waste will be sent to anaerobic digesters which will convert the waste into energy. The Co-operative, which has one of the largest and most diverse food retail estates across the UK, is extending its waste back-haul initiative to ...
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Packs of Vine Tomatoes:Be First Product to Use The New Market-Leading Packaging Technology
Apr 8, 2013Packs of own-brand large vine tomatoes (400g) will be the first product to use the new market-leading packaging technology, which will be rolled out to Co-operative stores from next month. The tomato packaging features smaller perforation ...
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Paragon Created New Perforated Packaging for The Co-Operative Food
Apr 8, 2013Packaging supplier Paragon has created new perforated packaging for UK-based retailer The Co-operative Food’s tomato packs to extend their shelf life by up to two days. The company's packs of own-label vine tomatoes available in ...
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This Means That The Retailer Will Also Save Over 556 Tonnes of CO2 Per Year
Mar 29, 2013According to the retailer, working with supplier, Kingsland Wines and Spirits, the lightweighting move will save 725 tonnes of glass each year. This means that the retailer will also save over 556 tonnes of CO2 per year. The ...
Tags: Co-op's Wine, Lightweighting, Packaging
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The Co-Operative Food Recalling Two Batch Codes
Jan 30, 2013The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, is recalling two batch codes of its own-brand Breaded Chicken Nuggets as they contain plastic, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The products subject to recall Breaded Chicken ...
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The Government Is Using Prime-Time TV to Raise Awareness of The "Hidden Nasties" in Food
Jan 9, 2013The government is using prime-time TV to raise awareness of the “hidden nasties” in everyday food. The Change4Life campaign aims to educate consumers about their food ITV aired the first advert in the Change4Life campaign ...
Tags: government, TV, hidden nasties, everyday food
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UK Government Has Sent a Warning Shot Across The Bows of The Food Industry
Jan 8, 2013The UK Government has sent a warning shot across the bows of the food industry by launching an advertising campaign to highlight hidden levels of salt, sugar and fat in products. The government's Change4Life scheme, which includes many ...
Tags: UK Government, food industry, advertising campaign, hidden levels, salt
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Co-Operative Food Launches Recyclable Packaging for Its Own-Brand Onion Range
Dec 13, 2012UK-based retailer The Co-operative Food has introduced recyclable packaging for its own-brand onion range in a bid to step up its efforts to divert the majority of its operational waste from landfill. According to the retailer, producing ...
Tags: UK, recyclable packaging, onion range
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Co-Operative Group Is to Buy Ten Costcutter Stores in London for an Undisclosed Sum
Dec 10, 2012UK retailer The Co-operative Group is to buy ten Costcutter stores in London for an undisclosed sum. The Co-op plans for the outlets to start trading as Co-operative food stores before Christmas, the retailer said today (19 November). ...
Tags: Costcutter Stores, UK retailer, Costcutter
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This Decision Was Taken in Co-Operation with The Government Organization
Dec 10, 2012The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, has changed the packaging on its own-brand onion to a recyclable material, a move which allows about 32 tons of packaging to be recycled annually. Changing the packaging from polypropylene ...
Tags: Cooperative Food, retail chain, packaging, recyclable material
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Pasta Sauce in UK Has Been Recalled by The Co-Operative
Dec 5, 2012The Co-operative Food,a UK-based retail chain,has recalled a batch of its own-brand Truly Irresistible Whole Cherry Tomato and Chilli Pasta Sauce,as some of the jars may contain pieces of glass,according to the UK Food Standards ...
Tags: FSA, pasta sauce, glass, manufacturing fault
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Co-Operative Food Reports Its Recycle Project
Nov 30, 2012UK-based retailer, The Co-operative Food has announced the reduction of tint in all of its own-brand plastic colored milk bottle tops. With the new initiative, the tops can be recycled into new bottles. The retailer, which sells 202 ...