The supermarket says the process creates a fully circular packaging solution for its range of core chilled ready meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The change is in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Faerch and will see customer-recovered PET trays \u2013 collected via European kerbside waste \u2013 recycled and converted back into food-grade plastic trays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on the announcement, Adele Kearns, Packaging Development Manager at Tesco, said: \u201cWe are determined to close the loop on our packaging \u2013 for it to be fully recyclable and contain recycled content wherever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe remain committed to reducing our environmental impact, and helping our customers to do the same, as we work together to protect our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nWe are determined to close the loop on our packaging \u2013 for it to be fully recyclable and contain recycled content wherever possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Tesco says its ready meal trays already contain up to 75% recycled content, predominantly from \u201ccleaner and easier\u201d to recycle bottle flake plastic. Through the new Tray 2 Tray by Faerch\u2122 programme, a minimum of 30% recycled tray content will be included in the new core chilled ready meals trays, the supermarket says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A phased rollout of the new trays will take place in April across Tesco\u2019s core own brand chilled ready meals. Tesco says that the collaboration will ensure that high-quality food-grade PET is kept within the supply chain, rather than being downcycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The supermarket also wants the process to demonstrate that PET packaging from trays can be fully recovered and recycled at an industrial scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source :circularonline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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