With news on: Aldi removes shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans; MRWA awards £8,000 to food waste project; Chichester launches business food waste recycling service; and, Bracknell Forest announces festive service changes.
Aldi removes shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans
Aldi is to trial removing plastic shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans in a bid to reduce plastic waste.
The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket is to remove the wrap from its four-pack of Corale Premium baked beans while still offering a multi-buy discount at the checkout. Customers who buy four cans of beans at 29p each will pay just 96p, the same price as a multi-pack, when purchased in store.
Aldi hopes the move to remove shrink wrap from its four-pack of Corale Premium baked beans will save 156 tonnes of plastic per year
The plastic-free multi-buy offer is being trialled in 86 stores across the Midlands.
Richard Gorman, plastics and packaging director at Aldi, said: “We are committed to reducing plastic and unnecessary packaging wherever possible, while still offering the highest quality products at the lowest prices.
“This trial offers customers the best of both worlds, allowing them to benefit from multipack prices without the plastic waste.”
Aldi estimates the move could remove 156 tonnes of plastic per year if the trial is successful and rolled out across all stores.
MRWA awards £8,000 to food waste project
A project aiming to help householders in Liverpool cut food waste has received £8,000 from the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) to run the ‘Let’s Speke About Food’ scheme.
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside will deliver cookery workshops focusing on key Love Food Hate Waste messages linked to portion control, batch cooking and storage, Buy What You Eat and Eat What You Buy.
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside’s project manager Brendan Cassin says learning to cook gives people control over what they eat
The MRWA says that due to coronavirus and social distancing measures the classes will be recorded for participants to watch in their own time. To be accompanied by a recipe card featuring step by step instructions so participants can cook along as they watch, the videos will be produced and released between now and March 2021.
Groundwork project manager Brendan Cassin said: “Learning to cook gives people control over what they’re eating. By using step-by-step recipes householders will be able to cook low cost, healthy meals from scratch.”
The funding is to come from the MRWA and Veolia Community Fund 20/21, which so far has awarded £150,000 to be shared between 15 community groups from Merseyside and Halton.
Chichester launches business food waste recycling service
Chichester district council launched a business food waste recycling service on 8 December to provide companies with an “easy” and “cost effective” way to recycle.
The service is now available to any business that deals with food in the district and surrounding areas. Those who sign up will receive a special food waste bin, purpose-built to seal in odours and prevent leaks. It is also designed to be easy to clean.
Councillor Penny Plant pictured with one of the specially designed food waste bins
Councillor Penny Plant, cabinet member for the environment and contract services at Chichester district council, said: “We understand that food waste is a valuable resource and just throwing it away comes at a cost to both the business and the environment.
“This new service is a great option for businesses as it provides a local collection solution that is easy to use and reduces our impact on the environment, as well as helping businesses to save money on waste collection costs.”
Chichester district council says it is also continuing to work with the West Sussex Waste Partnership to investigate the introduction of food waste collections for households.
Bracknell Forest announces festive service changes
Bracknell Forest council has announced its residents will see a delay of up to four days to their waste and recycling collections from Christmas day, as part of its festive timetable.
The schedule will return to normal on 18 January 2021.
Bracknell Forest residents will see a day of up to four days to their waste and recycling collections from Christmas day
Garden waste collections will stop from 21 December and start again on 6 January, from when real Christmas trees will be accepted. The council says the additional capacity will be used to collect the extra recycling from the Christmas festivities.
Recycling champion and executive member for environment Dorothy Hayes said: “Our Suez collection crews work exceptionally hard all year round, so I’m sure all residents will agree with me that they deserve a good rest over the Christmas weekend.”
She added: “This time next year we will be able to use the new food waste service. Our scraps and turkey bones will be recycled into energy and fertiliser. Until then, let’s continue to recycle all our packaging, cardboard and plastic and have a waste-free Christmas and New Year.”
Bracknell Forest’s food waste service is to launch in March 2021, having been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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