A4 Digital written report by Maria Espinoza Next Vision | Page 57

T r e n d s Plastic waste “With consumers increasingly concerned about plastic’s environmental impact, supermarkets and retailers must act now to reduce their reliance on the material.” LSN, 2018 A Plastic Planet in collaboration with design studio launched the world’s first Plastic-free Trust Mark, in May 2018. Swedish supermarket, ICA is using innovation for their aim to use new laser-based labelling system for fruit and vegetables, a technology that has been dubbed ‘natural branding’. This demonstrates this retail trend is all based on how consumers are more concern on how to shop ethically. 57