Tesco says it may delist brands with “excessive” packaging | Progresiv
Tesco has raised the ante in its drive against single-use plastic, saying it could drop brands from its shelves that use “excessive” packaging. 
Writing for The Guardian daily, Dave Lewis, Tesco’s chief executive, said the grocery giant would “reserve the right not to list” products that utilise excessive non-recyclable packaging. The initiative is likely to kick in from 2020 onwards.
Lewis noted: “We can’t overlook the fact that for too long, packaging on consumer goods has been excessive. We have all looked at the settled contents of a cereal packet and puzzled over the comparative size of the bag and box. Or opened a bag of crisps and wondered why the packaging is twice the size of the contents.”
Tesco has previously provided its suppliers with a list of preferred materials in May 2018, and the new plan comes in the wake of growing public distancing from plastic packaging.
Lewis also called on the UK government to initiative a national approach to recycling, which he said would help standardise processes and reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. He note: “Today, recycling rates vary across local authorities from 65% to 14%. Without a national infrastructure, industry efforts to improve the recyclability of materials used in packaging will not have the impact we need.” (www.kamcity.com)
