Refillable groceries to be made available to every UK shopper

Good News Notes: “’Every shopper in the UK’ will have access to refillable groceries in a large supermarket or with a delivery service under plans by some of the country’s biggest grocers. Waitrose, Ocado, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and the supply-chain company CHEP have joined a refillable grocery partnership and plan to both roll out unpackaged options…

Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Good News Notes: “Aldi has committed to halve the volume of plastic packaging it uses in the UK by 2025, a move it estimates will prevent 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging from reaching supermarket shelves. In plans revealed late last week, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket said it would work to meet its new goals by…

Woman hatches ducks from Waitrose eggs

Good News Notes: “A woman has hatched three ducklings called Beep, Peep and Meep from eggs she bought in Waitrose. She said the ducklings would live “a very happy life” with her pet chickens. A Waitrose spokesman said fertilised eggs were safe to eat and “entirely indistinguishable” from normal eggs, unless incubated.” View the whole…