Increase recycling
Recycling is a key part of our plan to reduce our packaging impact and we want to make it easy for our customers to recycle. Whilst we continue to reduce the amount of packaging used, through our facilities we aim to help make it easier for our customers to recycle a variety of materials.
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Our commitment
Support the expansion of circular economy supply chains through our recycling approach
Key achievements
Zero
waste to landfill since 2013.
1500+
products refurbished giving them a new lease of life in 2023/24
100%
of all supermarkets offer front of store recycling
points for flexible plastics
1800 tonnes
of unsellable clothing donated to Newlife charity for disabled children since partnership began in 2019
03 October 2024
Sainsbury’s first major UK retailer to vacuum pack all lamb mince
- Following the success of its market-leading vacuum-packed beef mince, Sainsbury’s is replacing traditional plastic tray packaging across its entire lamb mince range with a vacuum-packed alternative
- The packaging will use a minimum of 65%* less plastic
Read the article
03 October 2024
Sainsbury’s first major UK retailer to vacuum pack all lamb mince
- Following the success of its market-leading vacuum-packed beef mince, Sainsbury’s is replacing traditional plastic tray packaging across its entire lamb mince range with a vacuum-packed alternative
- The packaging will use a minimum of 65%* less plastic
Read the article
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Our progress so far
Our approach
Recycling is a key pillar of our overall approach to reducing packaging. In order to make it easier for our customers to recycle, our focus is on increasing the type of materials you can recycle in our stores. In 2021 we rolled out an in-store recycling system for flexible plastics to all our supermarkets. The innovative recycling system allows customers to recycle Polypropylene (PP) film found in several household products. Click here to find out more about recycling flexible plastic.
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Working in collaboration
In order to expand on our recycling facilities to best support our customers to recycle, we are working with industry groups such as the British Retail Consortium, the Flexible Plastics Fund and Circularity Scotland. We are also signatories of both the UK Plastics Pact and Textiles 2030.