SAINSBURY’S is making a major change to a kitchen staple within weeks.
The retailer is switching 11 of its own-brand mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard by the end of the month.
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Its bySainsbury’s and SO Organic mushrooms already have paper bases, but the latest move means all 13 of its own-brand mushroom lines will be easier to recycle by the end of January.
Sainsbury’s said the move will prevent over 775 tonnes of plastic heading into landfill each year.
It added it was the first UK supermarket to roll out cardboard punnets on all own-brand mushrooms.
Claire Hughes, director of product and innovation, said the retailer was “delighted” to be implementing the change.
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This is the full list of own-brand mushroom products that will have cardboard punnets by the end of the month:
- bySainsbury’s closed cup mushrooms – 300g
- bySainsbury’s baby button mushrooms – 200g
- bySainsbury’s white closed cup mushrooms – 500g
- bySainsbury’s large flat white mushrooms – 250g
- bySainsbury’s chestnut baby button mushrooms – 200g
- bySainsbury’s closed cup chestnut mushrooms – 300g
- bySainsbury’s chestnut super mushrooms – 300g
- bySainsbury’s portabella mushrooms – 150g
- SO Organic white closed cup mushrooms – 300g
- SO Organic chestnut mushrooms – 300g
- Taste the Difference speciality mushroom mix – 200g
- Taste the Difference king oyster mushrooms – 130g
- Taste the Difference shiitake mushrooms – 120g
The 13 mushroom products will still have plastic film wrapped around them, which can be recycled at the front of all Sainsbury’s stores.
It comes after the retailer switched the packaging on all of its own-brand toilet and kitchen rolls from plastic to paper in September.
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In 2020, it removed plastic trays from its tomatoes and the year before on asparagus.
Changes haven’t been confined to just packaging either.
In April, the retailer introduced Nectar Prices, offering discounts to loyalty card members on hundreds of products.
Discounted prices are now available on thousands of items.
What is the Nectar Card?
Sainsbury’s has been part of the Nectar scheme since 2002, buying it out in 2018.
Under it, customers collect points when buying certain products or goods, in-store and online.
You receive one loyalty point for every £1 spent.
You also get one point for every £1 spent on fuel bought at Sainsbury’s petrol stations and can pick up points at hundreds of partners as well, including Esso and eBay.
You can register and download an e-Nectar Card by downloading the app on your smartphone.
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You then have to swipe it every time you shop and the points are added to your account, which can be used to get money off future purchases.
Each point is effectively worth 0.5p, meaning you need 500 points to get £2.50 off.
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