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Retail Asia25/10/2021
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General

Aldi removes 2,000 tonnes of plastic from its shelves

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The sustainability focus in Belgium and Luxembourg is currently on reducing food waste and improving the sustainability of packaging. We provide our customers with sustainable products, while transforming our stores and distribution centres to be more energy-efficient and climate-friendly. To reduce food waste, we have strengthened our collaboration with the Belgian foodbanks. We started freezing […]
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Retail Asia27/02/2020
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Fashion

Uniqlo Singapore goes paper shopping bags

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Uniqlo Singapore is ditching its plastic shopping bags in favor of paper. The decision reflects a global move by the brand to become more environmentally friendly and reduce its reliance on single-use plastics. The new bags will retail at 10 cents each, with a more robust eco-friendly tote bag available at SG$2.90. Uniqlo’s Japanese parent […]
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Retail Asia02/01/2020
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General

Major Thai retailers stop giving out plastic bags

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Thai Retailers Association members have stopped providing customers with plastic bags as a ban took effect on January 1. A campaign titled Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags run by Thai Retailer Association will stop its 75 member chains from giving away plastic bags through 24,500 outlets, aiming to cut 13.5 billion plastic bags […]
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Retail Asia16/12/2019
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Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

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Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean until 2030, which aims to fulfill the country’s international commitment to […]
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Retail Asia13/12/2019
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Finance

APAC Anti Ocean Plastic Fund Raises Over $100 Million

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Circulate Capital, investment managers dedicated to ocean plastic prevention, raised $106 million in its venture capital fund aimed to clear the waters in Asia. The fund will invest in companies and infrastructure that prevent ocean plastic in South and Southeast Asia through a model that blends concessionary funds with investment capital. It has identified more […]
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Retail Asia30/08/2019
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Living

SA names first plastic-free precincts

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Adelaide’s first three retail precincts to go plastic-free have been named with the South Australian government declaring now is the time to remove and replace single-use items. The Adelaide Central Market, The Parade at Norwood and the Jetty Road Brighton Traders are the first areas to trial the government’s initiative and will also be joined […]
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Retail Asia10/07/2019
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Fashion

US shoes-from-plastic brand begins Outlet rollout

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Online shoes-from-plastic brand Rothy’s is opening its first physical stores in four key US locations. The brand creates women’s shoes from recycled materials, including plastic bottles, and has a burgeoning following in the territory. Its new stores will open in downtown Manhattan, Los Angeles, Boston and Washington DC. A further five locations are planned to […]
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Retail Asia08/07/2019
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Living

Victoria bans single-use Plastic bags

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Victoria is bidding adieu to lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags with a ban to be introduced state-wide in November. The state government introduced new legislation to parliament on Wednesday to ban bags at retail outlets including supermarkets, fashion boutiques, fast food outlets, convenience stores and service stations. The ban will target lightweight plastic bags with […]
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Retail Asia28/06/2019
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Living

Single-use cup consumption on the fall in South Korea

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Single-use cup consumption at Korean fast-food restaurants has plunged by 72 per cent. The changes have occurred in the year since establishments began to participate in a move initiated by the government to pull back plastics use. The Korean Ministry of Environment assessed 1000 outlets under 21 brands over the past year, of which 16 […]
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Retail Asia03/06/2019
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Living

The Body Shop launches plastic recycling Endeavor

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Beauty and body care retailer The Body Shop is stepping up its sustainability efforts with the launch of its new recycling scheme that helps consumers recycle their empty packaging. The new initiative, which will launch in Australia on June 10, allows customers to return their empty bottles, jars, tubs, tubes, and pots in The Body […]
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Retail Asia15/05/2019
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Living

Sagara launches online Store Concept

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Tableware firm Sagara Inc has opened a global website after setting up a retail store in New York to market its environmentally conscious tableware for children. The firm’s Reale brand, made from a new bioplastic raw material blended with native Japanese bamboo, is being made available for the first time across North America, including the […]
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Retail Asia09/04/2019
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Living

Vietnam to end plastic scrap imports from 2025

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Vietnam will not import plastic scrap from 2025 and will deal with the scrap consignments stuck at ports, the government has said. It has ordered the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to work with other government bodies to eliminate unnecessary procedures which are delaying their delivery. Customs data shows almost 21,600 containers of scrap […]
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