Tesco has kicked off a trial aimed at cutting down on packaging waste by removing plastic on fruit and veg.
The supermarket giant is removing plastic from 45 products where it’s possible to sell them loose, including apples, onions, mushrooms, peppers, bananas and avocados, according to reports.
The trial will run in two Extra stores for one month. Director of quality Sarah Bradbury said: “We hope this trial proves popular with customers. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the results, including any impact on food waste.
“Whatever happens, we’re going to keep reducing the amount of packaging we use and ensure everything on our shelves is fully recyclable.”
Today’s announcement follows Tesco’s pledge last year that it would ban hard-to-recycle plastic packaging by 2019 and make all packaging fully recyclable by 2025.
