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'It's like a sauna': Compost layers heat up as food scraps turn to soil
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (355+ words) A steaming compost pile is sparking interest after an environmental educator gave viewers a close-up look at how food scraps break down into rich soil. The short video makes a basic gardening lesson come to life, showing how composting can…...
Box Divvy's "unsupermarket" approach to plastic recycling
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (1047+ words) Box Divvy is combining community food hubs, soft-plastics recycling and local sourcing initiatives to improve affordability, reduce waste and strengthen food resilience. Dae Hong writes. For decades, supermarkets have shaped how Australians buy food. Long supply chains, large retail footprints…...
Go Unpackaged's UK Reuse Infrastructure Modelling
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (384+ words) This study by Go Unpackaged showed how adopting reusable packaging for just 30% of goods in UK grocery retail delivers substantial financial and environmental rewards, versus single-use packaging. This study is currently being repeated for hospitality/ food service reusables, delivering winter…...
Paper-Based Tomato Packaging: Flavourfresh and Paranova
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (229+ words) Paper-Based Tomato Packaging Trend Hunter Flavourfresh and Paranova have debuted a partnership in time for the summer season to give a new premium tomato range a sustainable edge in UK retailers The partnership starts with Flavourfresh debuting its premium tomato…...
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10+ hour, 39+ min ago (106+ words) kobi5. com Follow along as we bring you the latest information on Southern Oregon and Northern California wildfires. The shared alert has expired and is no longer active. OREGON " Calling all treasure hunters: it's almost time to start searching. The annual…...
Encirc and Croxtons develop "British-made" bottle for English sparkling wine sector
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (293+ words) Croxtons, a 150 year-old packaging partner supplying glass bottles and jars to the food and drink sector, has worked in collaboration with glass manufacturer Encirc to oversee the first production run of Sovereign, the UK's first British-made sparkling wine bottle The…...
Containers for Change expands to wine and spirits bottles from July 1
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (304+ words) From Wednesday 1 July, empty wine and spirit bottles will be eligible for a 10-cent refund through Containers for Change. The Cook Labor Government announced the change, which brings almost all beverage containers between 150ml and 3 litres into the scheme " which the…...
Containers for Change expands to include wine and spirits
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (411+ words) One of Western Australia's most popular environmental and community initiatives is set to grow even bigger, with wine and spirit bottles to be included in Containers for Change from 1 July. The expansion means almost all beverage containers between 150ml and 3lt will…...
Czech Industry Body Calls on Government to Close Gaps in New EU Meat Labelling Rules - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (115+ words) The full CMO labelling revision, in which "KAP is now seeking the clarifications, is currently moving through the Parliament's AGRI committee, with the amendment deadline in mid-July, a committee vote expected by the end of 2026, and a plenary vote anticipated…...
Business News | AMAT Introduces Trial Pack Initiative, Focuses on Transparency and Wheat Quality in Flour Segment
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (349+ words) Get latest articles and stories on Business at Latest LY. Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24: Bengaluru-based flour brand AMAT has announced a consumer-focused initiative aimed at encouraging product trials and greater transparency in the packaged wheat flour category. The company has…...