ALDI shoppers are divided over huge change to the supermarket’s bread: ‘What a huge fail’
- Aldi Australia has switched their bread tags from plastic to cardboard
- Some customers are praising the supermarket giant for the eco-friendly move
- While others say the cardboard tags are ‘useless’ compared to the plastic ones
Aldi Australia has made a major change to its bread packaging and it’s dividing customers – especially during wet weather.
In a bid to reduce its impact on the environment, the supermarket giant has ditched plastic bread tags for cardboard ones.
However, despite being better for the environment, shoppers are whingeing that eco alternatives are flimsy and crumble into ‘mush’ when wet.
While many Aldi customers are praising the eco-friendly switch, there’s the same number who claim the new tags are ‘useless’.
In a bid to be more environmentally friendly, Aldi Australia has switched from plastic to cardboard bread tags sparking a debate among customers
‘It’s not only Aldi, nearly all bread has these tags now, it’s called being environmentally friendly,’ a shopper fired back.
‘I like the paper/cardboard tags. I replace them with an Ikea bag clip anyway, but now can put the cardboard tag into the compost. Win,’ said a second.
‘Yep they are the worst. In this wet weather even more so. They just fall off the bread,’ another wrote.
‘They break too easy. Especially if they get wet, they just fall off and then they are useless. Biodegradable plastic would be better,’ a user responded.
Many others were suggesting their alternative solutions to using bread tags and keeping loaves fresh.
‘I just keep a couple of clothes pegs in the cutlery draw for this. It’s not a big deal,’ a woman advised.
‘I just spin the bag and it’s locked tight. Done. I’ve never understood why anyone puts the tag back on,’ wrote another.
On social media, Aldi customers are praising the eco-friendly switch however some aren’t happy claiming the new tags are ‘useless’
A spokesperson from Aldi Australia told FEMAIL the move is part of an effort to reduce plastic packaging and increase sustainability.
‘ALDI Australia has a number of commitments to improve the sustainability of our product packaging, including a goal to reduce the amount of plastic packaging across our own-label range by a quarter by 2025,’ they said.
‘We have started trialling recyclable cardboard bread tags on a select range of our bread products, and we continue to work closely with our business partners to identify opportunities to transition to cardboard tags on more of our products.’
‘The next few years will see us continue to remove plastics from our range or replace it with sustainable alternatives and by 2025 all remaining packaging will be either recyclable, reusable or compostable.’