Single Use Plastic - the phrase on everyone's lips.
The FMCG sector is under extreme scrutiny at the moment in the 'War on Plastic' - and rightly so as they package absolutely everything in unnecessary plastic. However, I have to say there has been a big shift recently in tackling this ongoing issue - although the twitter trolls will tell you otherwise!
For all of you moaners out there, take a look at some of the things grocery retailers and Food Manufacturers are doing to try and tackle the problem:
- Sainsbury's have joined Morrisons by introducing a recycling scheme in selected stores.
- Asda is banning carrier bags on all online orders.
- Co-Op is trialing glass milk bottles in a store in Sheffield with milk brand Our Cow Molly.
- Merlin Entertainments and Coca Cola are once again incentivising people to recycle at selected theme parks by offering 50% off park entry.
- Unilever are rolling out a refill pod for their Cif Power & Shine bottles to save buying a new bottle.
- Higgidy Pies are trialing a paper case for their quiches in selected grocery retailers to replace the current plastic case.
I am only scratching the surface with the above and this took me 5 minutes to research! Don't get me wrong there is absolutely still a long way to go - but surely we are moving in the right direction, are we not?
So, let's do what we can to help instead of picking faults - and who knows it could help your bank balance in the process.
Rant over!
The new BBC series, War on Plastic, puts the environmental issues raised by Blue Planet II emphatically back in the public spotlight. Proposing an activist consumer campaign against single-use plastics, the programme lifts the lid on weaknesses in the UK’s environmental credentials.
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