Tag: ALDI

Aldi Launches First Packaging-Free Products Trial

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has launched a trial selling its first packaging-free products to help customers shop more sustainably. The trial is available at one store in Ulverston, Cumbria, but if successful, Aldi will look to develop its refillable options in other stores in the future. Four household staples – basmati rice, brown rice, penne pasta and wholewheat fusilli – are available to buy loose in store. The move could remove more than 130 tonnes – or more than 21 million pieces – of plastic annually from stores. The products are available by…

Read More

Aldi Scraps 2 Million Pieces Of Plastic From Easter Range

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is making Easter greener this year by removing two million pieces of throwaway plastic from its seasonal confectionery range. As part of this, the supermarket is giving some of its Easter eggs a square-shaped bottom so they no longer need to be supported with inner plastic packaging, eliminating the need for plastic entirely. These products are among the six Easter lines the supermarket is altering to make 100% plastic-free. Other plastic-saving changes include replacing plastic windows from the outer packaging of several products with compostable cellulose film made from…

Read More

Aldi Is First To Scrap Plastic Shrink Wrap On All Multipack Soft Drink Cans

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is the first UK supermarket to stop using plastic shrink-wrapping on its own-label multipack soft drink cans. The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket has replaced all plastic on its soft drink cans with 100% recyclable, FSC-certified cardboard, saving over 90 tonnes of plastic each year. The move will mean that nearly 11 million packs of Aldi’s 330ml cola, orangeade, lemonade and tropical drinks will switch to packaging that’s widely recyclable throughout the UK. By the end of this year, this will have rolled out across all own-brand beer and cider products…

Read More

Aldi To Remove Over 2 Billion Pieces Of Plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has announced an ambitious new commitment to reduce the volume of plastic packaging used by 50% by 2025. The new commitment will see the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket remove 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging during the next five years, the equivalent to 2.2bn single items of plastic. To achieve this target, Aldi will work to remove and reduce unnecessary packaging and switch to alternative materials. Where plastic is required, it will be recyclable and made of recycled material wherever possible. The new target is part of Aldi’s overall strategy to…

Read More

Neighbourly set up new fund to support community organisations helping those most at risk during Coronavirus crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Neighbourly set up a new Community Fund, backed by their partner businesses, to support the Neighbourly causes that will be most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. M&S Family (including M&S Bank and M&S Energy), Lidl, Aldi, Danone UK & Ireland and Coca-Cola European Partners have created a new fund to support community organisations helping those most at risk during the Coronavirus crisis and are urging other businesses to join them. The Neighbourly Community Fund will funnel vital funds directly to community causes across the UK to ensure they can deliver…

Read More