Supermarkets

Supermarkets could be an extremely powerful weapon against climate change: they supply millions of people with fuel, packaging, disposables, household supplies and food.

They are large businesses and consume a lot of heat, fuel and power. So changes made by supermarkets can make a big difference.

A mixture of consumer pressure, industry innovation and Government support is required to change supermarkets for the better.

Supermarkets are starting to stock more renewable products, use renewable packaging and sell biofuels. Examples of environmentally-friendly packaging include recycled paper and cardboard, compostable polymers or no packaging at all.

Products and suppliers

• Marks and Spencer Plc - Marks and Spencer

  Marks and Spencer aim to make all UK operations carbon neutral by 2015 and help customers and suppliers reduce their emissions too. They have also committed to stop sending waste to landfill from all UK and Irish stores, offices and warehouses; reduce the use of packaging and carrier bags.

  Marks & Spencer Plc PO Box 288 Warrington WA5 7WZ

  T: 0845 302 1234 E: via website W: http://www.marksandspencer.com *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Morrison's Supermarkets - Morrison's

  Morrison's organic fresh produce uses compostable packaging displaying the seedling logo.

  Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC Hilmore House Gain Lane Bradford BD3 7DL

  T: 0845 611 5000 E: W: http://www.morrisons.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd - Sainsbury's

  Sainsbury's are using compostable packaging in their organic fresh produce: around 80% of these products are currently available in compostable packaging. By September 2007, Sainsbury's ready meals will also be packaged using compostable materials.

  Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HT

  T: 0800 636262 E: via website W: http://www.sainsburys.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Tesco's Supermarkets Ltd. - Tesco's

  20% of the Tesco's Organics range is now in fully home-compostable packaging.

  Tesco Customer Service PO Box 73 Baird Avenue Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee DD1 9NF

  T: 0845 7225533 E: Via website W: http://www.tesco.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• United Co-operatives Ltd - Coop

  Compostable, starch-based netting has been used for organic oranges and onions since 2002, whilst compostable trays have been used for organic tomatoes since 2003.

  United Co-operatives Ltd Sandbrook Park Sandbrook Way Rochdale OL11 1RY

  T: 01706 202020 E: jackie.wright@coop.co.uk W: http://www.coop.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC