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     Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tons of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. 

     But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. 

     In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets' total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food. 

     Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener, more environmentally friendly option. Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London's Bulk Market are plastic- tree shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion's share of the retail price. 

     There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all. 

The word "backlash” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

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________, he began to make friends more easily

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Laboratory tests carried ________ by three independent teams of experts have given similar results

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Although the queen of UK has in fact little authority of her own, she ________ informed of events, and sometimes, she ________ by the government. 

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Of the two landscapes that you have shown me, this one is ________.

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We thanked the hosts for their generous ________ and got under way.

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It was an act of considerable bravery, way beyond the call of duty, and we will forever be in his ________. 

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When his boss dismissed him from his jab, he ________ there for 10 years.

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Scientifically-minded people generally believe in cause-and-effect relationships ________ they feel there is a perfect natural explanation for most things. 

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There was a _______ on board the Bounty and the crew put the captain in a lifeboat and set it drift

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In my opinion, we shouldn't speak to the media at all before the most basic facts concerning the explosion ________ established. 

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Viet Nam has amended requirements for high-tech businesses. This will lure more foreign investment. 

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In 1919, Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was ________ as a tutor to Puyi, who was the last emperor of China

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The scandal ruined his ________ and he never worked in the stock market again

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The Spring conference will be held in Milwaukee on three successive days, namely May 15, 16, and 17

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