MATERIALS & COMMODITIES
Retailers Iceland target plastic-free across own label products by 2023
FROZEN FOOD specialists Iceland are aiming to become the fi rst UK retailer to go entirely plastic-free with their own-label product ranges in fi ve years.
Iceland are to harness the latest technologies to create a range of packaging, comprising of paper, pulp trays and paper bags, which can be recycled through domestic waste collections or in- store recycling facilities.
The company’s pledge will be another step towards cutting down on the one million tonnes of plastic generated by supermarkets in the UK each year.
Iceland Managing Director, Richard Walker said: “A truckload is entering our oceans every minute, causing untold damage to our marine environment and ultimately humanity – since we all depend on the oceans for our survival.
“There really is no excuse any more for excessive packaging that creates needless waste, and damages our environment. The technologies and practicalities to create less environmentally harmful alternatives exist, and so Iceland is putting a stake in the ground.
“In tandem, we will also ensure that all our packaging is fully recyclable and that it is actually recycled, through our support for initiatives such as a bottle Deposit Return Scheme.”
Iceland have already removed plastic disposable straws from their own label range. Also new food ranges, which are set to hit the shelves in early 2018, will feature paper-based rather than plastic food trays.
The continuing defence of current plastic packaging does not Richard Walker, Iceland MD
resonate with consumer and general public opinion. In a survey of 5,000 UK consumers, 80% would endorse a supermarket’s move to go plastic-free.
John Sauven, Greenpeace Executive Director, said: “It’s now up to other retailers and food producers to respond to that challenge. The tidal wave of plastic pollution will only start to recede when they turn off the tap.”
Throughout the process, Iceland ha s consulted regularly with Greenpeace experts, and have called on competitors to follow Iceland’s lead.
KCM Waste Management self-suffi cient thanks to new Terex Ecotec TDS V20
RECYCLING and waste specialists KCM Waste Management from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, have purchased a Terex Ecotec TDS V20 self-suffi cient heating system.
Phil and Mark Hickling, joint Managing Directors of KCM saw an opportunity to heat their offi ces, workshops and recycling facility from the raw materials coming in to the business. By utilising waste wood and pallets and installing brand new state of the art biomass wood burners, they can heat their business and save money.
Phil Hickling said: “The reason we went for the Terex Ecotec TDS V20 is it only takes one simple pass to produce the wood chip we use in our new biomass plants.
“One plant heats the offi ces and workshops, and the other powers drying fl oors where we are producing waste pellets. We fi nd the V20 mobile shredder very easy to maintain - we can open it all up and get inside quickly.
“The system now powers all the central heating for the offi ces, and also new heaters that are installed in the workshops and garages.”
The TDS V20 is a medium speed twin-shaft shredder which produces a controlled product size in one pass, saving both time and fuel.
Minimal dust is created during the shredding process, and almost everything put into the shredder is coming out as a useable product - with around only 6% in fi nes produced. The over-band magnet takes out the metal during the process, and the resulting material has a very consistent chip size.
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Simon Causier of Warwick Ward, Phil Hickling of KCM, Keith Hickling of KCM, Mark Hickling of KCM and Richard Dixon of Warwick Ward (left to right)
Warwick Ward Machinery Sales Director Simon Causier commented: “The TDS V20’s ability to produce a controlled product size in one pass, is of huge benefit to the operator saving both time and fuel.”
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