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ALDI CONTINUES TO CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC PACKAGING

Aldi is removing the plastic windows and trays from several of its savoury goods lines.

The supermarket’s Specially Selected pies and quiches, as well as Crestwood frittatas and quiches, will now come in cardboard packaging, removing the need for plastic windows.

Additionally, the plastic trays will be removed from its Crestwood twin slices and Crestwood pork pies.

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is expected to eliminate 127 tonnes of unnecessary plastic packaging per year once these changes are all rolled out.

Customers will be able to buy these products in their new packaging from 27^th November, while Aldi’s seasonal Mini Pork Pie Selection will be trayless this festive period.

Luke Emery, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi, said: “We are constantly reviewing ways to become a more sustainable supermarket and reducing unnecessary plastic packaging is just another example of the progress we’re making.

“We know our customers care about our environmental commitments just as much as we do and we hope these changes help make their daily shop more sustainable.”

These are just some of the latest changes in Aldi’s continuing efforts to reduce its environmental impact and develop alternative packaging for its products.

In August, Aldi began trialling the removal of pulp trays and punnets from several of its fruit and vegetable lines.

This would help to eliminate a further estimated 370 tonnes of plastic packaging a year if rolled out nationally.