Just Eat is sending out sauces in SEAWEED sachets in a bid to cut single-use plastic waste

FOOD delivery firm Just Eat is sending out sauces in seaweed sachets in a bid to cut single-use plastic waste.

A trial scheme involving 65 of its restaurant partners sees them dropping off Hellmann’s ketchup, BBQ, tartare and garlic sauces in 100 per cent biodegradable Notpla packs.

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It follows a previous test scheme using just ten outlets that resulted in 46,000 fewer plastic sachets going to landfill.

Pierre Paslier, of Notpla, said: “Sauce sachets are one of the hardest single-use plastics to deal with. They’re easy to litter and have low residual value, limiting the recycling potential.”

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The sachets are made from flavourless and colourless seaweed-based material and biodegrade in six weeks.

Hellmann’s owner Unilever said the sachets were “one small change with potential for big impact”.

If successful the London trial could be extended.

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