Customers will be able to find the lids in-store in the dairy aisle and can be used on own-brand pots, as well as some branded pots, including Yeo Valley, Onken and Alpro. After each use, the silicone lids simply need to be washed by hand or in the dishwasher, before being reused.

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Since 2019 Sainsbury’s has removed single-use plastic lids from a wide range of products including cream, crème fraiche, custard, cottage cheese and sour cream. Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s also removed single-use plastic lids from all own-brand yoghurt. Sainsbury’s announces it will be removing single-use plastic lids across its own-brand dip pots in 2023 The removal of the single-use plastic lids will save 71 million pieces of plastic each year in total, equating to 220 tonnes of plastic.

Sainsbury’s will be removing more single-use plastic lids from its own-brand ranges, with dips set to be the next product that will see the change. From March 2023, household favourites such as guacamole, tzatziki and sour cream and chive dip will no longer be sold with single-use plastic lids. After removing plastic lids from Sainsbury’s own-brand brandy cream last year, customers will be able to buy Sainsbury’s own-brand brandy butter without plastic lids, helping save on average 581,000 pieces of plastic this festive season. This follows the removal of single-use plastic lids on yoghurt, crème fraiche, sour cream, cream, cottage cheese and custard pots