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The supermarket has shared five changes it has made over recent years to reduce its environmental footprint, as it marks the sustainability week. Liz Fox, National Sustainability Director at Aldi UK, said: “We know it is just as important to our customers and our suppliers as it is to us that we continue to look for new and innovative ways to make our business more sustainable. “We’re dedicated to taking steps that positively impact the environment, whether that’s reducing our plastic packaging or using renewable energy in stores, and we’re proud of the progress we’ve made so far.

” These are the changes Aldi has made. Aldi has recently made changes to several product lines in a bid to further reduce plastic waste and improve the recyclability of its products. For example, it recently swapped out the plastic packaging on its own-label toothbrushes for a fully-recyclable cardboard alternative, while it is also rolling out new fully recyclable paper-based packaging for its Specially Selected West Country and Yorkshire block butter.



Separately, as part of its target to include 50% recycled content into its plastic packaging by 2025, Aldi became the first supermarket to move to 100% recycled plastic (rPet) for its own-brand soft drinks and bottled water range in England and Wales. In early 2023, Aldi teamed up with organisations offering surplus food solutions, including Too Good To Go and Company Shop, in a bid to prevent food from going to waste. Aldi extended its .

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