Remove. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
We're serious about packaging and plastic waste. We're taking action to: Remove it where we can. Reduce it where we can't. Reuse more. Recycle what's left.
Our latest achievements
In 2018, we said we'd remove the hardest-to-recycle plastics from our packaging by the end of 2019. We met this target for Tesco own-brand products. Now, we're working with other brands to do the same. Also, in 2019, we set an aim to remove a billion pieces of plastic from our business by the end of 2020. We successfully hit this target and our work goes on to remove plastic wherever possible. We believe unnecessary plastic has no place in our business.
Remove
Responsible drinks
We've worked with our suppliers to remove 50 million pieces of plastic from branded beers and ciders*
Same product, less packaging
We're removing the trays from our pre-packed chicken, saving 14.2 million pieces a year
Reduce
A fresh take on frozen
We've reduced plastic from our frozen fish packaging, saving 23 tonnes a year
Reuse
In the Loop
Tesco in partnership with Loop. We're proud to join with Loop in an exclusive UK partnership. Together, we're bringing you sustainable packaging choices you can feel good about.
Recycle
Getting serious about cereals
We’re changing the material used in our cereal bags, making 133 tonnes of plastic now recyclable at larger supermarkets
Giving new life to old plastic
We’re using 1,571 tonnes of recycled plastic in our beef and lamb packaging that would have gone to waste
What other great things are we doing?
*50 million pieces of plastic removed within the last year