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ALDI REMOVES PULP TRAYS AND PUNNETS FROM FRUIT AND VEG PACKAGING

1 August, 2024

Aldi is trialling 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 change already in place on its Nature’s Pick Sliced Mushrooms and soon to follow on its Baby Plum Tomatoes.

Additionally, Aldi is removing pulp trays from its Nature’s Pick Mango twin pack and Avocado twin pack, to reduce the amount of packaging.

These changes could see the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket remove over 370 tonnes of plastic and packaging per year if rolled out across all stores.

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

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.”

Last month, Aldi began trialling the removal of plastic packaging on its bananas across selected stores in Yorkshire, the South West, the South East and the Midlands.

This would help to eliminate a further estimated 234 tonnes of plastic packaging a year if rolled out nationally.