Tag: Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s goes trayless on whole chickens, saving over 10 million pieces of plastic a year

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that its by Sainsbury’s whole chicken range is now trayless, after the retailer removed single-use plastic trays from its packaging. Using a minimum of 50% less plastic, the change is estimated to save 140 tonnes of plastic annually. The trayless products are available in all stores across the UK and online, helping to reduce the amount of single-use plastic customers have to dispose of at home. The change affects five products in total, including all by Sainsbury’s whole chickens ranging from extra small to extra-large sizes. The…

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Sainsbury’s switches laundry detergent from plastic to cardboard while reducing carbon emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of its new laundry liquid detergent packaging in all stores and online this week, designed to help customers reduce plastic at home. The new packaging will help to save around 22 tonnes of plastic annually. The change is across all own-brand 750ml laundry detergents*, replacing sleeved plastic bottle packaging with cardboard cartons. The products are available across Sainsbury’s tropical super concentrated, bio super concentrated, non-bio super concentrated, colour super concentrated and lavender super concentrated lines. Customers can conveniently recycle the packaging at kerbside or deposit…

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Sainsbury’s donates 10 million meals through Neighbourly

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it has reached a significant milestone with Neighbourly, having donated its 10 millionth meal to those facing food insecurity in 18 months. Sainsbury’s has worked with Neighbourly since 2021 to connect all its stores with local charity partners, helping to manage surplus food donations. Through the partnership, both ambient and fresh groceries can be donated to a store’s connected charity, helping Sainsbury’s to redistribute food to those facing food poverty in local communities. The partnership with Neighbourly has prevented 4,500 tonnes of food from going to waste,…

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Sainsbury’s first UK retailer to vacuum pack all beef mince saving 450 tonnes of plastic each year

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it is swapping traditional, plastic tray packaging for a new vacuum-packed alternative across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually. A supermarket-first, the new packaging will result in a minimum 55% reduction in plastic per product. The change will be across all Sainsbury’s beef mince products, currently retailing from as little as £1.99 for 500g. Customers will be able to purchase beef mince in the revamped packaging both in-store and online from today. The beef mince products will be vacuum-packed for freshness by removing…

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Sainsbury’s rolls out £2 ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ fruit and veg boxes to help reduce food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it is introducing £2 fruit and vegetable boxes, available for customers to purchase from this week onwards. The boxes will now be available in over 200 selected supermarkets across the country, following a successful trial this January. The ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes will include a variety of surplus fresh fruit and vegetables and the boxes will be sold for a lower price to help ensure customers have access to affordable nutritious food, as the cost of living continues to rise.* Customers can find the boxes…

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