Waitrose is removing plastic from their multi-packs to cut down waste - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Waitrose is removing plastic from their multi-packs to cut down waste By You Magazine - October 15, 2019 The past two to three years has seen many global businesses and retailers finally do their bit to help save the environment by cutting down on plastic. From hotel chains to retailers, the efforts made have been impressive and the latest brand to join the movement is Waitrose. Alamy Stock Photos The popular British supermarket has launched an initiative to cut down waste by removing plastic wrapping from their multi-buy cans. However, this doesn’t mean that multi-pack items (and the discounted price that comes along with them) will disappear from shelves altogether. Instead, customers will still be able to buy multi-pack products for a cheaper price, but they will have to pick them up individually rather than as a pack and the discount will then be applied at the tills. At the moment, the initiative has only been launched as part of a trial taking place in 17 Waitrose stores across the country. The multi-pack products involved include the supermarket’s baked beans, chopped tomatoes, plum tomatoes and sweetcorn. Alamy Stock Photos The scheme was set up after Waitrose received complaints from customers who were concerned about the supermarket’s single-use plastic that was not suitable for recycling. If the pilot turns out to be success, the supermarket plans on making the important change across their other products. ‘We know shoppers like the convenience of buying a few cans at a time as store cupboard essentials but we want to remove single-use plastic wherever we can,’ said Karen Graley, packaging manager at Waitrose. ‘By selling the cans loose but at multi-buy prices, we’ll be able to pass the cost-saving on to customers without passing on the plastic.’ According to Waitrose, the change is set to save 18 tonnes of plastic from going to landfill – an impressive effort that has led to the supermarket being praised by Greenpeace. Alamy Stock Photos Fiona Nicholls, ocean plastics campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said of the trial: ‘This is another good move from Waitrose. The plastic film on multi-packs is almost always unrecyclable and is a prime example of pointless packaging. She added: ‘We’re particularly pleased Waitrose has opted to sell these products loose rather than swapping plastic for cardboard. Switching one throwaway item for another makes no sense, and amounts to chopping down forests to save the oceans. Other supermarkets should follow suit and ditch multi-packs without delay.’ RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved