Comments on: How green is your supermarket? http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/the-environment-and-business/2006/08/17/how-green-is-your-supermarket/ Raising Green Consciousness since 2002 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: James Buckley http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/the-environment-and-business/2006/08/17/how-green-is-your-supermarket/#comment-13795 James Buckley Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:42:24 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/?p=258#comment-13795 I am currently in negotiations with the Fairtrade Foundation www.fairtrade.org.uk in respect of introducing a Fairtrade approved cotton style of shopping bag with will hopefully replace the polythene bag for life which is currently on offer. I do know of some supermarkets who charge between 10p – 20p each for their bags for life, with them being imported from Far East at a cost of £30 - £50 per 1000, so as you can see as well as choking the market up with more plastic bags they are also making a huge profit on the bags which are suppose to be more environmental friendly. I am currently in negotiations with the Fairtrade Foundation http://www.fairtrade.org.uk in respect of introducing a Fairtrade approved cotton style of shopping bag with will hopefully replace the polythene bag for life which is currently on offer.

I do know of some supermarkets who charge between 10p – 20p each for their bags for life, with them being imported from Far East at a cost of £30 - £50 per 1000, so as you can see as well as choking the market up with more plastic bags they are also making a huge profit on the bags which are suppose to be more environmental friendly.

]]> By: Jane http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/the-environment-and-business/2006/08/17/how-green-is-your-supermarket/#comment-827 Jane Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:12:27 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/?p=258#comment-827 I have to say that I'm glad Asda are eventually getting back on track with the bag for life... I've been asking them about it for ages and staff have just been saying "we've stopped doing them". I did think that Asda we're just the "cheaper" of the supermarkets, but I'm relieved to see that they are doing quite a bit of positive work. I'm disappointed in Waitrose - even if they have got more stores, there shouldn't be that much of an increase in emissions... but they are the best for organic, and probably one of the best for Fairtrade. Any ideas re the Co-op? I have to say that I’m glad Asda are eventually getting back on track with the bag for life… I’ve been asking them about it for ages and staff have just been saying “we’ve stopped doing them”. I did think that Asda we’re just the “cheaper” of the supermarkets, but I’m relieved to see that they are doing quite a bit of positive work.

I’m disappointed in Waitrose - even if they have got more stores, there shouldn’t be that much of an increase in emissions… but they are the best for organic, and probably one of the best for Fairtrade.

Any ideas re the Co-op?

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