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Customers picking up pasta in Tesco<\/a> stores this week will notice a big change in how some of it is packaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n To reduce the amount of plastic packaging it uses, Tesco has moved its Finest range of dried pasta into paper packaging, saving more than 10 million pieces of plastic a year, weighing more than 30 tonnes.<\/p>\n In total, 10 lines have moved into the new packaging, which will also be available in Tesco Express stores. The new packs are 100% recyclable and can be put into household recycling bins.\u00a0<\/p>\n Claire Lorains, Tesco Group Sustainability and Quality Director, said: \u201cRemoving unnecessary plastic is an important way that Tesco can reduce its environmental impact. The new paper packaging<\/a> works just as well as the old plastic but can be popped into your normal recycling bin with other paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re proud of the work we\u2019ve done so far to reduce the plastic we use at Tesco but will continue to look for ways to do more.”<\/p>\n Tesco\u2019s 4Rs packaging 4Rs (Remove, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) strategy, has been in place since 2019 and so far, more than 2.3 billion pieces of plastic have been removed from its UK business.<\/p>\nInnovations this year include:<\/h4>\n