Tesco to remove plastic-wrapped multipacks from Mayo stores

Tesco Ireland has today announced that it will become the first retailer in Ireland to remove plastic-wrapped multipacks, sold across its Mayo stores and online, replacing them with plastic-free multibuys.

This will see 1.5 million multipacks of Tesco own-label and branded tinned beans, tuna, soup, and tomatoes sold without plastic wrap each year.

The move eliminates this plastic film which cannot currently be accepted in Irish household recycling collections.

From early March 2020, tins will be available individually with plastic wrap no longer used to hold them together.

They’ll still be eligible for multibuy deals, representing the same great value for customers, just without the plastic.

Multipacks are some of the most popular family favourite products sold daily in Tesco stores nationwide and this change will be implemented across the tinned food category with key supplier partners including Heinz Beanz.

Tesco Ireland, CEO, Kari Daniels, stated: “We are working hard to remove all unnecessary and non-recyclable plastic from Tesco.

"As part of this work, removing plastic wrapped multipacks in every Tesco store in Ireland will bring about real change for our customers, culminating in almost 10 tonnes of plastic no longer being produced each year.

"Customers will continue to benefit from the same great value ‘multipack’ price on tinned foods, but with no plastic wrapping”.

“We want to ensure that we never use more packaging than is needed, and what we do use is from sustainable sources and goes on to be reused or recycled.

"Our customers want to see us reduce the level of packaging and plastic in our stores and help them reduce the amount of plastic they use too.

"This initiative is just one way we are working towards making that goal a reality, across our business in Ireland and in the UK.”