Tag: ALDI

Aldi Trials Blister Pack Recycling Scheme In Supermarket First

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is trialling a blister pack recycling scheme for its own-label medicines in a UK supermarket first. Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket is working with recycling firm TerraCycle to encourage customers to recycle their empty medicine packets made from plastic and aluminium foil. TerraCycle will convert the materials, which would otherwise be disposed of in general waste, into a recycled raw material which can then be used in the production of new products – such as nuts and bolts from the aluminium, or plastic waste bins and outdoor furniture. The trial –…

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ALDI Boosts Its Sustainability Ambitions Through Leaf Marque

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi, Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, is accelerating its sustainability commitments across its entire UK fresh produce supply chain through LEAF Marque certification. The supermarket is aiming for all its UK fresh produce growers to be LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) Marque certified by the end of 2023. The system will support Aldi’s growers to advance their sustainable farming practices in key areas such as soil and water management, reducing waste, enhancing wildlife and biodiversity, energy efficiency and carbon footprinting. The LEAF Marque environmental assurance system, incorporating the principles of regenerative agriculture,…

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Aldi and Fairtrade to deepen commitment to Ethiopia flower workers

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi UK is partnering with the Fairtrade Foundation on the next stage of a £400,000 programme to support women in the Ethiopian flower sector to improve their lives. The programme is intended to tackle some of the systemic challenges they face. Aldi is the second largest retailer of Fairtrade flowers in the UK. In 2022 the supermarket sourced 2.7 million Fairtrade bouquets, raising over £160,000 in Fairtrade Premium that year for workers to invest in community or business needs. The new initiative, ‘Improved Workers’ Rights in Ethiopian Flowers’, running from…

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Aldi To Scrap Best Before Dates From Fresh Fruit And Veg Lines

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has announced plans to remove best before dates from around 60 of its own brand products to help tackle food waste in homes. By the end of the year, Britain’s fifth largest supermarket will remove best before dates from around 60 fresh fruit and veg lines, including apples and pears, citrus fruits, potatoes, carrots and onions, which could help households to save on food waste each year. The move forms part of Aldi’s commitment to reduce food waste by 20% by 2025 and halve it by 2030.  As part…

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Aldi Trials Removal Of Coloured Milk Caps

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is trialling clear caps on its milk bottles in a bid to further improve the recyclability of its products. The supermarket is scrapping the green bottle tops on its British Semi Skimmed Standard Milk products in favour of clear caps, which are easier to recycle. The trial, which is in partnership with milk supplier Müller, will be introduced later this month across its stores in Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool. If successful and rolled out to all Müller-supplied stores, an additional 60 tonnes per year of recycled High-Density Polythene (rHDPE)…

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