http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/19/should-supermarkets-pay-recycling-costs-for-products-sold/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:35:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/19/should-supermarkets-pay-recycling-costs-for-products-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-126457 Sean Thu, 21 May 2009 10:59:07 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10357#comment-126457 Same they produce more than they actually make Same they produce more than they actually make

]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/19/should-supermarkets-pay-recycling-costs-for-products-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-109783 newphase75 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:19:07 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10357#comment-109783 Did I miss something, or do UK supermarkets produce all of the products that they sell? This is punishing the mailman for bringing junk mail. It will hurt supermarkets that already have razor-thin margins when the fault lies with the producers of the products--and consumers who are indifferent to or insist on wasteful packaging. This plan aims to have supermarkets force producers to reduce packaging, but it would be shifting this responsibility away from where it belongs, with the consumers. Did I miss something, or do UK supermarkets produce all of the products that they sell? This is punishing the mailman for bringing junk mail. It will hurt supermarkets that already have razor-thin margins when the fault lies with the producers of the products–and consumers who are indifferent to or insist on wasteful packaging. This plan aims to have supermarkets force producers to reduce packaging, but it would be shifting this responsibility away from where it belongs, with the consumers.

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