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Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy food and drink that
Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy food and drink that
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2021-06-06
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Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy food and drink that is completely free of packaging as part of a ground-breaking trial for a large retailer.
In a new drive to try to eliminate unnecessary plastic and packaging, shoppers will be able to fill their own containers with a range of products from a series of dispensers, using the first dedicated refill station installed by a major UK supermarket.
In a trial starting this week at a Waitrose supermarket in Oxford, customers are being given refillable options for products including wine and beer, rice and cleaning materials, with prices typically 15% cheaper than the packaged alternative.
A standalone pick and mix range of frozen fruit and a borrow-a-box scheme to help carry shopping home are other new retail formats being tested by Waitrose at the Oxford shop.
Waitrose has transformed the store by removing hundreds of products from their packaging, although shoppers will still be able to buy the packaged versions if they wish.
Plastic waste has become a major environmental issue, with television programs such as Blue Planet exposing its detrimental effects on the oceans, and media coverage highlighting the dangers of a global plastic binge.
Waitrose is among the UK’s supermarkets which have signed up to the UK Plastic Pact— an industry-wide initiative to transform packaging and reduce avoidable plastic waste. However, retailers have been criticized for not doing more to tackle the issue at an earlier stage.
"This test has potential to shape how people might shop with us in the future so it will be fascinating to see which concepts our customers have an appetite for," said Waitrose’s Tor Harris.
Ariana Densham, an ocean campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said, "This is a genuinely bold step from Waitrose to trial food dispensers so customers can use refillable tubs and jars. Lots of supermarkets are starting to sell loose fruit and vegetables, but this kind of innovation could spark a refill culture that’s so desperately needed to cut plastics in mainstream shops.
"The top 10 UK supermarkets produce 810000 tonnes of throwaway packaging each year, so we need to see other major retailers taking plastic reduction seriously and following Waitrose’s lead."
A choice of 160 loose fruit and vegetables will be available, along with four different wines and four beers on tap to be taken home in reusable bottles and nearly 30 products including pasta, rice, grains, couscous, lentils, cereals, dried fruit and seeds available from dispensers.
The "unpackaged" model relying on refills has already been adopted by some independent retailers, delicatessens and farm shops but this is the first time it is being used at a national supermarket chain.
For the borrow-a-box scheme, customers will pay a £5 deposit which is refundable when the container is returned. A frozen pick and mix section initially selling fruit such as blueberries and mango will encourage shoppers to bring in their own containers.
What is true about Waitrose’s "unpackaged" initiative?
选项
A、It needs to be revised and tried cautiously.
B、It will be applied to the mainstream shops.
C、It will be led by other major retailers.
D、It needs to be further tested in other stores.
答案
B
解析
推断题。A项“它需要谨慎修改和尝试”,B项“它将会被应用于主流商店”,C项“它将由其他大型零售商主导”,D项“它需要在其他商店进一步测试”。根据第九段中的“this kind of innovation could spark a refill culture that’s so desperately needed to cut plastics in mainstream shops”和第十段中的“We need to see other major retailers taking plastic reduction seriously and following Waitrose ’s lead”可推知,Waitrose的“无包装”计划将会被应用于主流商店,B项正确,C项错误。A项中的“be revised and tried cautiously”和D项中的“be further tested”无法从原文推断出来,故排除。故本题选B。
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