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By adding fridge doors supermarkets could slash their electricity bills by nearly 33%, new research estimates
A new study claims Brits believe supermarkets have not done enough to reduce plastic in their stores
The move is part of a wider climate action plan the company is putting in place to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040
The supermarket pledges to work closely with suppliers to reduce its carbon footprint, which it suggests is one of the ‘greatest opportunities’ to find efficiencies
The supermarket has made a commitment to invest £1bn over the next 20 years to reach the goal
The move, which the supermarket claims is the first of its kind from a UK retailer, is expected to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment
The supermarket intends to replace them with cardboard alternatives from the end of January 2020
The move accounts for almost 4,000 tonnes of plastic being made more easily recyclable
The trial will launch across more than 250 stores in Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands from the end of November
A total of five onshore wind farms and one solar farm will be developed, in addition to solar panels fitted to 187 Tesco stores in the UK