Booker is swapping from plastic packaging to cardboard trays for its catering-sized Farm Fresh mushrooms.
The transition aimed to strengthen the wholesale giant’s commitment to reducing plastic waste and improving the sustainability of its own operations, it said.
It is forecast to cut over 280 tonnes of plastic from Booker’s supply chain annually. With elastic bands also being removed from the trays, the change is expected to save over 900,000 bands per year.
Booker added that the switch to cardboard could also reduce the amount of waste collections needed for its catering customers.
The new cardboard trays could be more easily flattened after use, significantly reducing space in recycling bins compared with rigid plastic trays, the wholesaler explained.
“We’re always looking for ways to improve packaging for products across both the retail and catering areas of our business,” said Booker head of sustainability Cath Marston.
“We’re thrilled to make this important shift for our catering-sized packs of mushrooms – part of our 3Rs strategy to remove, reduce or recycle packaging wherever we can.
“We’re delighted to have been able to work in partnership with our valued suppliers to make this change, whilst continuing to deliver the high-quality mushrooms our catering customers expect, and we hope to make similar changes across our retail-sized products in the future.”
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