Retailer card swap by English plastic egg cartons

Retail giant Tesco has announced it will no longer use cardboard boxes for eggs, use plastic feathers in an attempt to prevent more than a million eggs per year are wasted.

The supermarket has announced that it is testing a packaging from recycled plastic, arguing that "If an egg breaks, the infiltration can be contained in the package", unlike in cardboard boxes.

Over the past eight weeks, Tesco has been testing their packaging of 12 eggs in about 200 stores in the area of Livingston, Scotland, and in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, according to Edie.

Coach Lee Gray pointed out that "the plastic containers reduce food waste", being that the Tesco now has "a package that also offers a more ecological packing solution" to its clients.

"If used in all ranges of eggs will save, on average, more than a million eggs a year," he added.

The supermarket also pointed out that the new packaging will occupy less space during transport-as well as on store shelves â€" and will reduce carbon emissions to the atmosphere.

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