Coles drives for sustainability, upgrading online delivery vans with solar power
Solar-powered and battery-operated fridges will be installed in 10 vans used for delivering online orders to customers in selected areas.
Coles to roll out compostable Secos MyEcoBag packs in 2000 stores nationwide
Secos will introduce a new 36-litre shelf-ready presentation pack and a new 27-litre pack at Coles.
RedCycle has collapsed, leaving millions of unrecycled plastic items stuck in warehouses
The Melbourne-based company has been collecting a lot of soft plastics for months, which is thought to be hazardous to the environment and fire safety.
Coles trials bring-your-own containers in South Australia
The company said feedback and insights from the trial would be part of its consideration for rolling out the initiative to more stores nationwide.
Coles rolls out shopping bags made from marine waste
The Marine Reusable Shopping Bag is made with 80 per cent recycled plastic, including 20 per cent marine waste recovered from waterways and inland areas within Malaysia.
Alt-meat brands Get Plant’d and Future Farm debut in Coles supermarkets across Australia
Aussie shoppers will soon have more plant-based meat options at their grocery stores as two alt-meat brands debut in supermarkets nationwide.
Surf removes plastic scoops from laundry products
According to Unilever, it will reduce around 1.9 million plastic scoops in Australia every year and this is part of the company’s sustainability commitment.
Aussie supermarket Coles launches its own brand of compostable coffee pods
The coffee pods, made for Nespresso machines, are made with bio-sourced cellulose and vegetable oils and are certified by the Australian Bioplastics Association.
Sour beer brewed from unsold bread, waste watermelons in Melbourne
Limited edition Surplus Sour Watermelon Beer is a sustainability initiative aimed at reducing waste in stores, and on the farm.
