{"id":19474,"date":"2021-08-09T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T12:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grocerygazette.co.uk\/?p=19474"},"modified":"2021-08-10T08:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T08:07:42","slug":"tesco-announces-finish-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grocerygazette.co.uk\/2021\/08\/09\/tesco-announces-finish-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesco announces Finish partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTesco has partnered with dishwasher tablet brand Finish\u00a0in a bid\u00a0to cut plastic waste.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Big 4 grocer announced that customers can now bring\u00a0in\u00a0used Finish\u00a0packs for\u00a0stores\u00a0to recycle, as\u00a0well as recycle used plastic carrier bags at larger stores\u00a0to help eco-friendly customers participate in a circular economy.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finish\u00a0also revealed a 15 per cent decrease in its level of plastic used in packaging and\u00a0has added labelling to its products to spread\u00a0consumer awareness to use less plastic.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0partnership\u00a0is part of a wider initiative by\u00a0the brand\u2019s\u00a0parent company Reckitt Benckiser to achieve 100 per cent reusable or recyclable plastic across its product ranges by 2025 and to reduce virgin plastic use by 50 per cent by 2030.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAt Finish, we are constantly exploring how to\u00a0minimise\u00a0our environmental impact, and our reduced plastic packs are an example of this commitment in action\u201d, Reckitt Benckiser sales director for hygiene Stephanie Lilley said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important that consumers have more environmentally conscious options available to them without detracting from quality.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The news\u00a0follows\u00a0Tesco\u2019s launch\u00a0of a wind farm in the Scottish Highlands in partnership with ScottishPower Renewables\u00a0as\u00a0part of the store\u2019s wider efforts to hit its net zero emissions target by 2035.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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