Supermarket giants step up war on plastic, waste

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are stepping up their war on plastic, introducing new targets to slash the amount of wrapping on fresh fruit and vegetables as well as tackling food waste.

Coles pledged to reduce plastic wrapping on fruit and vegies.

The retailers on Monday committed to going further than their previous announcements to ditch single-use plastic bags in response to demands from consumers.

Read the story by Belinda Tasker from The Age - “Supermarket giants step up war on plastic, waste.”