Sainsbury's tests out store recycling system for flexible plastics
Sainsbury’s has introduced a system which allows customers to recycle Polypropylene (PP) film found in several household plastic products.
A trial is underway in 63 of its supermarkets across the north east with full roll-out expected by the end of this year.
It builds on Sainsbury’s provision of front of store collection points for Polyethylene (PE) film and carrier bags in over 600 stores across the UK.
PP film currently isn't accepted by most councils in the UK.
To make it easier to recycle flexible plastic packaging, customers will be able to put their PP plastics into the same recycling bins currently provided in Sainsbury’s stores that collect PE plastics.
“We are dedicated to trialling and testing new initiatives as part of our ongoing commitment to make it easier for customers to recycle,” says Claire Hughes, Director of Product and Innovation at Sainsbury’s,
“We hope that by trialling flexible film recycling points in our stores and accepting more of the packaging that our customers may be unable to recycle at home, we are helping our customers reduce plastic waste.”
She concludes: “We’ll listen to feedback from our colleagues and customers before we roll-out the flexible plastic packaging recycling scheme wider.”
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