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Ass c r ut i nyi nc r eas esonpl as t i c sus eac r os sal l i ndus t r i es ,new r es ear c h*f r om Pay ment s ens er ev eal sov erhal f( 54%)ofs mal l r et ai l er shav es eens al esofpl as t i cpac k agedgoodsf al l ov er t hel as ts i xmont hs . Ther es ear c hs howst hats al esoff r ui tandv eget abl eswr apped i npl as t i car emos tc ommonl yhi ghl i ght edasdown,c l os el yf ol l owedbyf r ui tj ui c eandwat eri npl as t i cbot t l es .I tal s ounder l i neshows hopper spur c has i nghabi t sar eev ol v i ng,i nl i ghtof mont hsofmai ns t r eam medi aat t ent i onont hes ubj ec t . Al mos thal f( 49%)oft hes mal l r et ai l er ss ur v ey eds ai dt he numberofc us t omer sr eques t i ngpr oduc t swi t houtpac k agi ng hasi nc r eas edov ert hel as ts i xmont hs .Ov erat hi r d( 36%)r epor t edt hatc ons umer sar enowbuy i ngmor eunwr appedgoods andus i ngt hei rownbagsorc ont ai ner st ot r ans por tt hem. Near l yaquar t er( 23%)s ai dt heyhads eenagr owt hi nc us t omer sr eques t i ngpr oduc t swi t hpl as t i c f r eepac k agi ng. Thet r endi shav i ngani mpac tonr ev enues .Thes mal l r et ai l er s s ur v ey eds ai dt heyhadnot i c edanas s oc i at eddr opi nt ak i ngsof 3. 6%,onav er age.I nr es pons et ot hes es hi f t i ngc ons umerpr i or i t i es ,andast hez er owas t emov ementgai nst r ac t i on,many s mal l r et ai l er sar eal r eadymak i ngc hanges . Ov erf ouri n10( 41%)s ai dt heyhav es t ar t eds t oc k i ngunpac k ed orl oos egoodsaswel l asi nt r oduc ednewl i neswi t hpl as t i c f r ee pac k agi ngi nt hel as ts i xmont hs .Al mos tat hi r d( 30%)ar eal s o nowr ec y c l i ngmor e,andaquar t er( 25%)nol ongers el l dr i nk s wi t hbui l t i npl as t i cs t r aws . GuyMor ev e,CMO atPay ment s ens es ai d:“ Ours t udys hows howc hangi ngc ons umerbehav i ouri ss t ar t i ngt ohav eani mpac t ont heUK’ ss mal l r et ai l er s .I t ’ sc l eart hati nr ec enty ear spubl i c awar enes shasdeepenedar oundt hei s s ue,andpr es s ur et o r educ eorel i mi nat epl as t i c sf r om pr oduc t sandpac k agi nghas gr owns i gni f i c ant l y .Mov ement sl i k et heUKPl as t i c spac tar e r eal l ygai ni ngt r ac t i on,asbus i nes s esandi ndus t r ywor kt owar ds amor ec i r c ul arappr oac ht opr ot ec tt heenv i r onment . ” Smal l r et ai l er s ’ c ons umerbl ac k l i s t -Fr ui tandv eget abl eswr appedi npl as t i c( hi ghl i ght edasdown by44% ofs mal l r et ai l er s ) -Fr ui tj ui c ei npl as t i cbot t l es( 43%) -Wat eri npl as t i cbot t l es( 39%) -Pl as t i cc ut l er y( 26%) -Pl as t i cs t r aws( 26%) -Dr i nk ss ol dwi t hpl as t i cs t r aws( 25%) -Sof tdr i nk si npl as t i cbot t l es( 24%) -T eabags( 23%) -Cl i ngf i l m( 17%) -Fr oz enf oodwi t hpl as t i cpac k agi ng( 14%) * Dat af r om 291s mal l UKr et ai l bus i nes s es .Res ear c ht ook pl ac ei nJ ul y2018. Rel eas ef r om FuguPR
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Fol l owi ngt hel aunch,Kat eHeadl ey ,spokesper sonf orRI DIandsubj ect mat t erexper t ,comment ed: “ RI DIhasonepur pose:t obr eakdownt hebar r i er sf acedbyt hemi l l i ons ofdi sabl edpeopl ewhoar eent er i ngorpr ogr essi ngt hr ought hej ob mar ket .Wehavel ongknownt hatbusi nesses,whi l eopent ohi r i ngdi sabl edi ndi vi dual s,of t enf eelt hatt hey‘ don’ tknowwher et ost ar t ’ wheni t comest oengagi ngwi t hdi sabl edcandi dat es.However ,ourl at estr esear chunder l i nest hef actt hatmanyhi r i ngmanager ssi mpl ydon’ tknow wher et ot ur nt oevenaccesst hi sval uabl et al entpool .Bycr eat i nga dedi cat eddi r ect or yofDi sabi l i t yConf i dentr ecr ui t er s,webel i evewecan hel pbusi nessest oover comet hi scr uci alhur dl e. “ Asanonpr of i tor gani sat i on,t hecont i nuedsuccessofRI DIhasal ways r el i edonsuppor tf r om ourgener oussponsor sandpar t ner s.However , t hel aunchofRI DI100of f er sanevengr eat ernumberofi ncl usi ver ecr ui t mentbusi nessest onotonl yaf f i l i at et hemsel veswi t hourmi ssi ont o boostt her epr esent at i onofdi sabl edpeopl ei nt hewor kf or ce,butal so becomevi si bl et obusi nesseswhi char especi f i cal l yseeki ngdi sabi l i t y conf i dentpr ovi der s. ” Kar enWi l son,CEO ofHogget tBower s,RI DI ’ sf i r stRI DI100par t ner , added: “ AsHogget tBower s,wehavebeenact i vesuppor t er soft heD&Ii ni t i at i vef ormanyyear s,havi ngwor kedwi t hsomemaj oror gani sat i onst o hel pt hem f acechal l engesasear l yast hemi d1990’ s.Wear edel i ght ed t obet hef i r stRI DI100par t ner ;wear eal soact i vel ypar t i ci pat i ngwi t h TheCl earCompanyasCl earAssur edFoundat i onmember s. ”
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