Tesco has taken 454 tons of hard-to-recycle plastic out of use

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 11. 10. 11:24

In February 2019, Tesco undertook to remove all hard-to-recycle materials from its own-brand products by the end of 2020. One and a half years after the commitment, the department store chain has removed 454 tonnes of plastics of this classification in Central Europe and will continue to work for the most sustainable operation possible, despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

For the past 18 months, Tesco has worked closely with its suppliers to redesign the packaging of products containing locally difficult-to-recycle materials to find the right substitutes together. With the change in production technology, the store chain has replaced 454 tons of non-recyclable plastics with other alternatives in countries in the Central European region, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. This corresponds to more than 88 percent of the hard-to-recycle materials found in its own-brand products and represents a huge step forward in the transition to 100 percent recyclable packaging by 2025.