Sainsbury’s starts compostable trays for meat

The trays are made from sugar cane and can be thrown straight onto a domestic compost heap, where they will decompose in around eight weeks. However, Sainsbury's was unable to name the material the tray was made from and whether it was certified as home compostable.

Sainsbury's said it sold more than 7,000 organic chickens in Scotland every week and more than 100,000 Scots owned a compost bin. The supermarket hoped the initiative would save nine tonnes of waste a year from going to landfill.

The trays will be tested initially in Scotland with the aim for a roll-out across all stores in the UK. However, Sainsbury's told Packaging News there was no schedule in place for the roll-out.

Sainsbury's also said its aim to convert its ready meals to 100% compostable packaging by this month was on schedule.

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