Tesco Now Tattoos Its Avocados To Save Plastic Waste

Tesco is now tattooing its avocados as a way to reduce plastic packaging waste. By laser-etching the fruit, the supermarket has eliminated the need for barcode stickers on its extra large avocados. In addition, Tesco is also testing out new recyclable cardboard containers for two other avocado lines as part of its efforts to reduce plastic usage.

With Tesco selling almost 70 million avocados annually and reporting a growth in sales, the move to laser-etching could save nearly one million plastic stickers, according to the supermarket. Rolling out these reduced packaging measures nationwide could save millions of plastic trays, contributing to Tesco's overall goal to reduce environmental impact and plastic waste. Despite these efforts, the UK still uses a significant amount of plastic packaging for fresh produce, highlighting the continued importance of finding sustainable solutions in the food industry.