Supermarket giant Tesco has issued an update for one of their essential products.
Tesco is axing its big pack of 24 toilet rolls and replacing it for a 12 pack of 'tightly wrapped' rolls.
In a bid to be more ecologically friendly, the supermarket said they were reducing the size of their loo rolls to save on packaging and haulage.
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As Birmingham Live reports, it says its taking advantage of a new way of winding toilet paper more tightly onto cardboard tubes.
Tesco can now reduce the size of its largest pack significantly by putting twice as much paper on a roll-taking a pack of 24 down to just 12.
Less plastic will be needed to pack them and their compact size means customers can fit more in their cupboards.
The supermarket also claims that the double wind rolls will last twice as long on the holder.
Furthermore, Tesco will need fewer lorries to transport the rolls to stores - 17 fewer lorries a week.
The supermarket says that it will save 67 tonnes of plastic packaging a year with the change.
As well as getting rid of the 24 pack of loo rolls, Tesco will also shrink the rolls in its four and nine-roll packs.
Further reductions are planned for 2022.
Katie Frost, buying manager, paper at Tesco, said: “As well as removing unnecessary plastic, reducing the size of multi packs will free up valuable space in our lorries that can be put to great use this Christmas.
“We are looking at a number of ways to use less packaging as a part of our 4Rs packaging strategy. In the last few years, we have cut six thousand tonnes of packaging from products, including a billion pieces of plastic.”
Back in 2009, Tesco pledged to become zero carbon emission by 2050, and since then they have said that they will reach net zero in their Group operations by 2035, and across the supply chain by 2050.
By 2025, Tesco is aiming for a 60 per cent deduction in carbon emissions.
