Food firm Scotty Brand hails green credentials after saving 27 tonnes of plastic

Food firm Scotty Brand has hailed its part in protecting the planet after saving almost 27 tonnes of plastic in the last year.

Since the start of September 2019, Scotty Brand has introduced a raft of plastic-saving measures across its range in a bid to help protect the environment.

The savings are part of a wider initiative with parent company Albert Bartlett introducing reduced thickness, recyclable bags in a move which has seen a saving of 92 tonnes of plastic across the business.

Since the start of September 2019, Scotty Brand has introduced a raft of plastic-saving measures across its range in a bid to help protect the environment. These include using thinner, recyclable plastic on its 2kg potato bags, baby potato bags and chippy chip packs and removing trays inside its baking potato packs.

Michael Jarvis, head of marketing at the Airdrie-based firm, said: “We source the best seasonal Scottish produce from our family of farmers around Scotland and we want to do our bit to make sure the earth and environment where they grow their produce are as healthy as possible.

“We have been taking steps over the last year to introduce thinner plastic bags and remove plastic trays and we’re proud to say we’ve saved almost 27 tonnes of plastic.

“We’re continuing to look at other ways to use more recyclable materials and do as much as we can to help protect the planet and minimise food waste – in itself a substantial contributor to greenhouse gases.”

The company, which works with producers around Scotland, currently places prominent recycling messaging on the front of its bags and packs. It also offers guidance on its site showing which parts of its packaging can be widely recycled.

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