An independent supermarket in Northern Ireland has ramped up its sustainability credentials with the introduction of plant-based containers.
Milestone Rathfriland Nisa Extra is now selling a large proportion of its take-home meals in new Vegware packaging, which is made entirely out of plants and is 100% recyclable.
“Our fresh food and meal solutions are the reason shoppers visit us and there is an increasing expectation that we will do more to support sustainability,” said Milestone general manager Noel Hadden.
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Take-home soup mixes, casserole packs and side dishes such as coleslaws are just some of the products now sold in Vegware packaging, which is transparent like ordinary plastic.
Made entirely from renewable, lower carbon or recycled materials the containers, which cost several pence per unit more than their plastic counterpart, can all be commercially composted with food waste.
Hadden added: “The plant-based containers are more expensive than traditional plastic ones, but we don’t want to pass that on to our customers and so will eventually replace plastic with Vegware over time. The long-term plan is to use recyclable packaging on all of our products that we make on-site, but we are introducing it gradually.”
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