Supermarkets nationwide are working hard to try to reduce their usage of single-use plastic, and are encouraging their customers to do the same. Aldi has already taken a number of steps this year to become more environmentally friendly, such as changing the packaging on its own brand sandwiches and fish.

Richard Gorman, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi, commented on the move.

He said: “We are committed to reducing plastic and unnecessary packaging wherever possible, while still offering the highest-quality products at the lowest prices.

“We’re always looking for ways to help our customers to shop even more sustainably at Aldi, and plan to have all of our products in reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025.”

Aldi has pledged to halve the volume of plastic packaging it uses by 2025.

Removing the single-use plastic packaging surrounding its fishcake range, Aldi started to use recycled plastic that had been collected from coastal areas instead.

Aldi announced the initiative in June, with Mr Gorman saying: “These changes will see us use less packaging overall, and also repurpose plastic that could otherwise end up polluting our oceans.

“This is the latest in a series of initiatives we are rolling out to reduce our environmental impact and offer our customers even more environmentally-sustainable options when they shop at Aldi.”

The change will prevent around 76 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year, which is the equivalent of over three million plastic bottles.

Aldi also significantly reduced the size of its fish cake packaging, which will see the removal of a further 32 tonnes of plastic annually, as well as 23 tonnes of cardboard from its Specially Selected lines.