Tesco has launched a refillable line of cleaning products in Scottish stores which will significantly reduce the amount of plastic used each year.
From today, shoppers looking for more sustainable cleaning products can buy refills for cleaning sprays that could help save up to 60 million pieces of plastic a year.
The supermarket chain's new range includes six own branded spray bottles that can be reused many times by topping up with dissolvable capsules which are mixed with tap water to make a new cleaning solution.
Not only are they more eco-friendly, but refilling existing sprays offers a more budget friendly alternative to purchasing a brand new spray bottle, as each spray bottle costs 80p and refills cost just 70p.
UK households use over 70 million cleaning sprays every year - more than 140 million pieces of plastic.
Tesco cleaning product buyer Michael Williment said: “Refillable cleaning products should prove to be popular with our customers."
“Not only are they better for the planet – they clean to the same high standard, are easy to use and cheaper than buying a new spray bottle each time.”
The new cleaning range is one of the latest initiatives launched by the supermarket to help tackle plastic waste and it's impact on the environment.
To tackle plastic waste, the supermarket has implemented the 4 R's strategy since 2019 - to remove packaging where they can, reduce it where they can't, reuse more and recycle what's left.
The strategy has seen Tesco make the ambitious pledge to remove a billion pieces of plastic from it's UK business, as well as a further half a billion this year.
What spray bottles are included in Tesco's refillable cleaning range?
- Anti Bac Multi-Purpose Surface Cleanser Original
- Anti Bac Multi-Purpose Surface Cleanser Apple
- Anti Bac Kitchen Surface cleaner
- Anti Bac Bathroom Surface cleaner
- Daily Shower cleaner
- Window & Glass cleaner
The own branded six refillable spray bottles are now available in Tesco stores across the UK.
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