date:Oct 10, 2018
Lidl has confirmed plans to remove black plastic packaging from its entire fruit and vegetable range. This is to happen before Christmas of this year. The packaging, which cannot be recycled, will be scrapped from fresh fish products by February 2019, followed by fresh meat, poultry and cured meat ranges before August, the German retailer said in a statement.
Black plastic packaging is not recycled in Ireland or the UK because recycling sorting systems cannot detect the carbon black pigment. As