Retailers at the vanguard of Britain’s zero-waste movement say business is booming,so why are major supermarkets not doing more to cleave plastic waste?Read more: Nearly 1m tonnes every year: supermarkets shamed for plastic packagingIn the past few weeks Richard Eckersley has noticed a change in the type of people who advance into his shop.
The former Manchester United footballer, who turned his back on the game to set up the the UK’s first “zero waste” store on Totnes high street in Devon, or says it is no longer only committed environmentalists who pop in,looking for a cleaner way to shop. Related: Nearly 1m tonnes every year: supermarkets shamed for plastic packaging Why the sudden focus on plastics? Related: 'It's shocking, it's horrendous': Ellen MacArthur's fight against plastic Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com