BATAVIA, Ill. — ALDI announced its plan to help combat the global plastic crisis. By 2025, ALDI plans to have 100 percent of packaging, including plastic packaging, reusable, recyclable or compostable ...

Aldi is churning out a revolutionary change in butter packaging with a switch to eco-friendly wraps. As reported by Packaging Gateway, the popular discount supermarket chain has taken a significant ...

Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it's more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better. The company said ...

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic. It's a ...

Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year ...

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A prominent British retailer that sells everything from clothing to food and home goods now offers additional products in sustainable packaging. As The Grocer reported, M&S has begun selling its ...

For those pushing for legislative fixes to our serious environmental problems, the Albany session ended last week with frustrating losses and a surprise win. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling ...

New York lawmakers reached a deal this week to force businesses to reduce the amount of plastics they use to wrap products — but the agreement waters down a previous version of the proposal. The ...

Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue—they are part of daily life. These microscopic plastic particles ...