Aldi dims lights to keep prices low

The supermarket chain is reportedly reducing the number of lights in nearly 1,000 stores to maintain competitive pricing

Tomatoes denied by extreme weather!

Extreme cold and floods have seen crop yields hit hard

Aldi commits to selling only plastic-free wipes

The UK supermarket set to only offer biodegradable wipes

Aldi pays back customers for recycled plastic bottles

Customers are able to return plastic or glass bottles and aluminium cans in exchange for vouchers worth up to £5

Aldi to reduce CO2 emissions behind closed fridge doors

The supermarket chain will install fridge doors to save a fifth of each store’s energy consumption

Aldi pledges to remove plastic applicators from tampons

The supermarket intends to replace them with cardboard alternatives from the end of January 2020

Aldi looks to net avoidable plastic waste with new reusable bags

The trial will launch across more than 250 stores in Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands from the end of November

Aldi sees oppor-tuna-ty in canning plastic packaging

The supermarket will sell four packs of Tuna Chunks in Brine with a cardboard sleeve instead

Aldi kicks plastic waste in the rump with cardboard steak packets

The supermarket is trialling more environmentally-friendly meat packaging in a move it claims could cut more than 240 tonnes of plastic each year

Aldi wipes plastic packaging off its toilet paper shelves

The supermarket chain says swapping plastic packaging on loo roll with paper could save 935 tonnes of plastic across the UK each year, if adopted on a national basis