Dive Summary:

• According to the "A Better Retailing Climate" progress report released Friday by the British Retail Consortium, 25 major retailers have reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill to only 10%--down from 45% in 2005.
• Under the "A Better Retailing Climate" initiative, the retailers--who include Tesco, John Lewis and the Early Learning Centre--committed to reducing waste sent to landfill to under 15% by 2013.
• The BRC also calls on the British government in the report to make better progress against waste in two key areas:  the quality of recycling collected and more consistency in the range of materials collected.

From the article:

A group of 25 high street retailers including Tesco and John Lewis have slashed the amount of waste sent to landfill to just 10%, according to a report published today (March 15) by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The ‘A Better Retailing Climate’ progress report gives an update on the commitment of the same name which was launched in 2008 and progress made against a number of voluntary targets on waste, water, transport, buildings and refrigeration. ...