UK-based convenience store operator Co-operative Group (Co-op) is set to introduce a new pizza packaging solution that contains corrugated cardboard.
The new pizza discs have replaced the existing polystyrene packaging solution and been used to pack Co-op’s 17 pizza brands.
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The packaging is expected to prevent 200t of polystyrene boards from going to landfill, and create almost 450t of cardboard for recycling annually.
Produced by Stateside, the corrugated boards have a lower carbon impact weighing 20g, which is less than a third of Co-op’s competitors.
Co-operative Group environment manager Iain Ferguson said: “Pizza discs have been high on our priority list for some time, and we’ve been working hard to find the right replacement.
“This change is a major step in our journey to make all of our packaging easy to recycle, and we will be making further announcements on packaging in the months ahead.”
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By GlobalDataCo-op is also planning to make fully recyclable packaging solutions for its own-brands.
As an immediate measure, the company is aiming to make 80% of its own-brand packaging recyclable by 2020 and has already introduced widely recycled blue plastic for packing mushrooms, and a single plastic material for cooked meat trays.
Co-op will further be shifting from black plastic to card packaging for tomatoes later this year.
