Tesco joins other UK supermarkets in removing coloured caps from own-brand milk bottles to reduce plastic waste
Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, has announced a significant change to its own-brand milk bottles that may divide shoppers. The retailer has decided to remove the coloured caps from all its milk bottles in an effort to help the environment. This move follows similar actions by Lidl, Asda, Waitrose, and Sainsbury's.
Over 425 million bottles of milk will be affected by this change, with the removal of coloured caps from four, two, and one-pinters. However, customers will still be able to differentiate between different types of milk as the bottles will feature coloured blocks.
The new clear caps can be recycled back into milk bottles, resulting in an additional 3,900 tonnes of plastic being recycled. Tesco aims to ensure its packaging is as sustainable as possible and has received positive feedback from customers during a trial period of the clear milk caps.
Lidl began implementing this change in October 2020, while Waitrose made the announcement in June of the same year. Sainsbury's swiftly followed suit in February 2021 by implementing the change across all its stores.
Other supermarkets are also taking steps to reduce plastic usage. McDonald's introduced recyclable pressed-paper knives, forks, and spoons in November 2020, aiming to eliminate 858 metric tonnes of plastic waste across the UK annually. Sainsbury's has ditched single-use plastic trays from its whole chicken range and now vacuum packs beef mince using 55% less plastic. Additionally, Sainsbury's removed plastic bags from its fruit and vegetable sections in 2019, encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers or purchase reusable drawstring bags for 30p.
In a bid to reduce food wastage, most supermarkets have also eliminated best before dates on various fruit and vegetable items.
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