Aldi is to remove plastic packaging from dozens more stores after a successful trial earlier in the year.
The discounter, which began selling loose, plastic-free produce in Scotland in January, said it will now expand the trial to England.
It will see plastic on five loose vegetables - including cabbages and cauliflowers - scrapped.
It anticipated that the move, if rolled out across all 830 UK stores, would cut back on the use of more than 100 tonnes of plastic a year without increasing food waste.
The trial – which applies to loose savoy cabbage, red cabbage, white cabbage, pointed cabbage and cauliflower – has already saved more than three tonnes of plastic.
Aldi now plans to extend the trial into England and will begin selling plastic-free cabbages and cauliflower in parts of the North East and South East from early next month.
If successful, it plans to roll out the plastic-free produce lines to all stores before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the supermarket has also completed the removal of all non-recyclable black plastic from its core range of fresh fruit and vegetables.
This move, which began last August, will cut or replace more than 300 tonnes of black plastic a year with clear, recyclable alternatives and is part of the supermarket’s target to remove all difficult-to-recycle packaging from its food range by the end of next year.
Fritz Walleczek, at Aldi UK and Ireland, said: "The trial of so-called ‘naked’ vegetables has had a very positive reception in Scotland and, as a result, we’re now looking to extend this trial into two of our regions in England.
"Cutting waste is at the heart of what we do. Where we can, our aim is to remove unnecessary plastic entirely without leading to unnecessary food waste. Where we can’t do that, we are committed to ensuring that packaging doesn’t end up as waste by ensuring that all ours is recyclable, reusable or compostable."
Other pledges include ensuring all own-label packaging will be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2022 and reducing plastic packaging by 25% by the end of 2023.
