Jumbo removes plastic from Dutch fresh produce

Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has announced that all of the loose red peppers and cucumbers it sources from within the Netherlands will be sold without plastic packaging from now on.

By the summer, it also plans to remove all plastic wrapping from its Dutch leeks. The move applies across its more than 700 stores, and also to its online business.

According to the company,

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