Many customers hunt through the aisles of grocery stores and supermarkets looking for bargains that will get them something for free. Grocery stores like Tesco offer buy one get one free deals that allow customers to fulfill the need to get something for nothing. These deals are great for customers looking for good deals but may not be such a good thing for the environment. With landfills in the United Kingdom growing by the day some are wondering how much of these buy one get one free bargain items end up in landfills.
Britons throw over six million tonnes of food waste into landfills every year and buy one get one free deals may be contributing to that number. Often times grocery stores offer great deals on food items that are near expiration which may contribute to excess food waste. Some grocery stores are looking to help customers create waste as the United Kingdom prepares to enter the era of zero waste. Environment Agency director Hilary Benn has introduced a policy which would make putting recyclables in landfills carry a hefty fine.
Tesco has decided to change its policy and start to offer deals other than buy one get one free, which will allow customers to keep the bargain without creating excess waste. Tesco has proposed a buy one get one later policy which would allow customers to cash in on deals at a later date by using vouchers rather than buy more items than they can use. With food waste being one of the biggest contributors to landfills Britons are looking for innovative ways to cut waste.
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