Aldi is trialling double toilet rolls in a bid to reduce plastic waste, as well as the number of lorries needed to deliver them to stores.
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket has doubled the volume of sheets per roll on select own-brand lines, which will, in turn, reduce the size of the packaging.
If rolled out across all stores, Aldi could remove over 60 tonnes of plastic packaging per year. As more packs will fit into trucks, this will also reduce the number of lorry journeys required.
The trial is in the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire, with double toilet rolls available in four, six, eight and twelve packs.
Luke Emery, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi said that Aldi was working hard to reduce its environmental footprint wherever possible and was always looking for new ways to make a difference.
“Reducing the plastic waste and carbon emissions related to such a widely-used product will have a huge positive impact, and it’s just one example of some exciting changes we have in the pipeline,” said Emery.
