Mike on September 3, 2020 at 3:34 am Idea: Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packagingLink: https://pebblemag.com/magazine/doing/plast... More than 100 alternatives in the UK alone already. 100+ Best Zero Waste Stores in UK Link: https://pebblemag.com/magazine/d Plastic-free packaging, unpackaged dry goods, vegan products and reusable containers - welcome to the growing trend of zero waste shopping.
Stella on September 2, 2020 at 12:36 pm Idea: Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packagingLink: https://packagingscotland.com/2016/08/buyi... Not sure if scoop shops are actually on the rise anymore, but I wish they were. I used to shop at them when I was a kid. can’t find many now. Buying by the scoop: the rise of unpackaged grocery shopping | Packaging Scotland Link: https://packagingscotland.com/20 As a business model, selling groceries loose isn't a new- fangled approach. It's what market stalls have done for decades. Farm shops, food cooperatives and organic specialists in particular
djloon on September 1, 2020 at 1:03 pm Idea: Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packagingLink: https://www.marinatex.co.uk/... ….. and make the bags out of biodegradable plastic too. MARINATEX Link: https://www.marinatex.co.uk/ Added on 8 ideas Biodegradable baby shoes (5 upvotes) Waterproof ‘plastic’ books (5 upvotes) Pallet wrap that is biodegradable (1 upvotes) Reusable bags made from vegetable starch (3 upvotes) Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packaging (2 upvotes) Temprature indicator plastic cups (-1 upvotes) Greenpeace charity shops (20 upvotes) View all 8 ideas this link was added to.
green fingers on August 14, 2020 at 12:33 pm Idea: Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packagingLink: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... Don’t trust supermarkets to come up with solutions, rather than greenwash marketing. Put them out of business innit. Supermarkets bringing in even more damaging packaging in rush to ditch plastic, study finds Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/ne Race to find alternatives leads to rise in items creating more greenhouse gases
8-BIT BOBBY on August 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm Idea: Packaging unwrapping helpers at supermarketsLink: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49674153... Someone should harras ASDA to get the queue pointing people to help with the cleanup. Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing? Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49 The UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging, say MPs. But have supermarkets got the message?
Cleo Flatular on August 7, 2020 at 2:27 pm Idea: Packaging unwrapping helpers at supermarketsLink: http://www.lesswaste.org.uk/reduce/think-p... I saw a single banana wrapped in plastic. funny old world.
More than 100 alternatives in the UK alone already.
Not sure if scoop shops are actually on the rise anymore, but I wish they were. I used to shop at them when I was a kid. can’t find many now.
….. and make the bags out of biodegradable plastic too.
Biodegradable baby shoes
(5 upvotes)Waterproof ‘plastic’ books
(5 upvotes)Pallet wrap that is biodegradable
(1 upvotes)Reusable bags made from vegetable starch
(3 upvotes)Supermarket bucket shopping to reduce packaging
(2 upvotes)Temprature indicator plastic cups
(-1 upvotes)Greenpeace charity shops
(20 upvotes)Don’t trust supermarkets to come up with solutions, rather than greenwash marketing. Put them out of business innit.
Someone should harras ASDA to get the queue pointing people to help with the cleanup.
I saw a single banana wrapped in plastic. funny old world.