Tesco Swaps to Paper for its Brand of Pocket Tissues, Eliminating Tons of Plastic

Tesco is changing the packaging of its pocket tissues to paper in order to reduce its plastic waste output.

The UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, says the move to paper from plastic on its own brand of tissues will eliminate nearly 35 tonnes of new soft plastic waste per year.

The packaging change began right before Christmas and Tesco claims the new packaging will keep more than 55 million pieces of soft plastic from ending up in landfills and the environment annually.

“Unlike boxes of tissues, the pocket version tends to be used on the go and can all too easily become litter,” Tesco’s campaign manager Courtney Pallett said. “The new paper packaging works just as well as the old plastic wrap but is more sustainable.”

Tesco reports that the company has eliminated roughly 2.2 billion pieces of plastic from its operations since 2019.

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