15 Mar 2019 --- British supermarket Asda has reportedly removed 6,500 tons of plastic from its own brand packaging since February 2018. The pressure to reduce the amount of plastic used in packaging has perhaps never been higher than it is right now. Through product innovation and redesign, Asda has reduced plastic in almost 1,000 individual product lines – from fresh fruit and vegetables to electronics and homewares – removing the equivalent weight of 600 million empty plastic bottles.