A SUPERMARKET chain is launching a trial of plastic-free bananas across its Berkshire stores.
The yellow fruit comes in its own skin, so the new packaging is a paper band rather than a plastic bag, and will see Aldi experiment with the new packaging on selected lines including its Nature’s Pick five-pack, midi bananas and the Organic six-pack.
The company says that if it is adopted nationally, it has the potential to remove 234 tonnes of plastic packaging, and is just one initiative among many to reduce plastic use.
Others include switching to thinner plastic bags for its onions, updating the packaging on its Specially Selected West Country and Yorkshire block butter with a paper-based alternative wrap.
Luke Emery, plastics and packaging director at Aldi, said: “At Aldi, we know how important reducing plastic is to our colleagues, customers and the future of the planet.
“We are constantly reviewing ways to do this, and this latest trial on our bananas is another great step in that journey.”
