This week's picks | UK retailers call for mandatory food waste reporting
Every week, we provide a blend of circular economy news and insights, curated by the Pentatonic team.
This week, our team returned from Climate Week NYC 2024 energized and inspired.
Our key takeaway: that material emissions remain the elephant in the room. While energy transition has attracted the vast majority of sustainability funding to date, our collective attention needs to shift towards material circularity if companies are to meet sustainability targets and pioneer the future of commerce.
Making the headlines on our return from New York: a group of UK retailers have signed a joint letter urging the government to mandate food waste reporting and kickstart stalled progress towards 2030 targets.
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Open letter urges mandatory food waste reporting in the UK
Article | The Guardian
Food waste “is one of the largest contributors to climate change” and its reduction must be prioritized, according to food retailers and producers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Nestlé, and Innocent Drinks.
Illustrative fees revised for UK Packaging EPR
Article | Circular Online
Adjusted fee estimates have been published for the UK’s Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme (PEPR), indicative of the costs packaging producers will incur from 2025.
EU Deforestation Regulation delayed
Press Release | European Commission
In response to feedback from affected companies, the EU Commission has published additional guidance documents and sought a 12 month delay to the enforcement of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
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Asda expands partnership with surplus food reseller
Article | Edie
Following a successful pilot, the supermarket is expanding its partnership with surplus food reseller Too Good to Go, offering ￡3.30 bags containing at least ￡9 worth of produce.
Tesco and Sainsbury’s under fire for “misleading” recycling claims
Article | Retail Gazette
The supermarkets have responded to an investigation claiming that 70% of their soft plastic recyclables are being incinerated for energy instead of recycled.
Amazon’s recyclable packaging push
Article | Packaging Gateway
This piece takes an impartial look at the progress Amazon has made towards recyclable packaging, as well as the gaps remaining to be filled.
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