ALDI is to trial the removal of pulp trays and punnets from the packaging of several of its fruit and vegetable lines.
Changes include the removal of plastic punnets from its Nature’s Pick Cherry Tomatoes in select stores, with the move already in place on its Nature’s Pick Sliced Mushrooms and soon to follow on its Baby Plum Tomatoes.
Additionally, the supermarket is removing pulp trays from its Nature’s Pick Mango twin pack and Avocado twin pack to reduce the amount of packaging.
Aldi said that the changes could see it remove over 370 tonnes of plastic and packaging per year, if rolled out across all stores.
Luke Emery, plastics and packaging director at Aldi, said, “At Aldi, we are constantly reviewing ways to reduce excess plastic and packaging, and these trials on a range of our fruit and vegetables are the next steps in helping us achieve our goals.
“Becoming a more sustainable supermarket is important to not only us, but our customers too, and further reducing packaging is just one of many changes to come.”
