![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/asda-makes-big-change-to-its-toilet-roll/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Asda-toilet-roll-change.jpg&description=The toilet rolls will be double their original size, reducing the amount of cardboard, plastic and lorries needed to transport them to and from stores - it's all part of Asda's plans to reduce its carbon footprintThe supermarket hopes to save 760 tonnes of cardboardAsda has doubled the size of its toilet rolls in an effort to reduce the amount of cardboard and plastic needed to produce them. The supermarket hopes that the change will remove 74 tonnes of plastic and save 760 tonnes of cardboard a year in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. Asda says it is the first UK supermarket to change all of its own brand toilet rolls to a new FSC accredited double length roll. The toilet rolls will be made from 30% recycled content and will even include a new pack size on the customer favourite "quilts and coconut" fragranced packs. They will be available in-store and online from today (Monday, November 14). Asda hopes to remove 74 tonnes of plastic and save 760 tonnes of cardboard a year ( Bloomberg via Getty Images) Asda has doubled the amount of toilet paper per roll, while reducing the number of rolls per pack. The change will significantly reduce the supermarkets cardboard and plastic usage, but also remove more than 1,200 lorries from the road every year. Customers will also benefit from the change, as purchasing the products means they'll be reducing their environmental impact too. And for anyone looking to go that extra mile, Asda's toilet roll plastic packaging is recyclable at over 150 Asda stores. It means shoppers can simply bring their packaging to one of Asda's plastic bags and wrappings recycling points at the front of the store to do their own recycling. By opting for the bigger rolls, customers will be reducing their environmental impact too ( Getty Images/EyeEm) Sarah Yorke, Buying Manager – Household Paper, at Asda, said: 'Shades toilet rolls are one of our most popular own-brand products so to be able to make this change and help reduce both our customers){kind=link}
The toilet rolls will be double their original size, reducing the amount of cardboard, plastic and lorries needed to transport them to and from stores – it’s all part of Asda’s plans to reduce its carbon footprint
Asda has doubled the size of its toilet rolls in an effort to reduce the amount of cardboard and plastic needed to produce them.
The supermarket hopes that the change will remove 74 tonnes of plastic and save 760 tonnes of cardboard a year in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.
Asda says it is the first UK supermarket to change all of its own brand toilet rolls to a new FSC accredited double length roll.
The toilet rolls will be made from 30% recycled content and will even include a new pack size on the customer favourite “quilts and coconut” fragranced packs.