Aldi has confirmed it's introducing a ban which will affect all stores in the UK.
The popular budget-friendly supermarket chain, famed for its extensive array of household essentials, decor and DIY supplies, food and more, will be changing how it sells a favoured product. The retailer will be removing plastic shrink wrap from multipacks of its Corale baked beans.
The move comes as part of further efforts to reduce excess plastic waste. Once implemented, it will save 78 tonnes of single-use plastic from going to landfill each year, while still offering shoppers a multipack discount when they buy four tins, reports MEN.
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The UK's fifth largest supermarket will also trial the removal of the outer plastic wrap for its sweetcorn mini packs in a number of stores this summer. If successful, this will remove a further 24 tonnes of plastic from circulation per year, meaning Aldi customers will be able to buy more of their everyday items plastic-free.
Richard Gorman, Plastics and Packaging director at Aldi, said: "Removing unnecessary plastic from our multipack of beans is another step forward in our commitment to reduce plastic across our ranges. We know it’s becoming increasingly important to our customers that their everyday products are environmentally-friendly, and we’re pleased that this move will help them shop more sustainably."
The changes are the latest in Aldi’s efforts to reduce and remove unnecessary plastic from its products. The supermarket chain has pledged to halve the volume of plastic packaging it uses by 2025, which will see it remove 74,000 tonnes of plastic from circulation.
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