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Sainsbury's is selling new £2 fruit and vegetable boxes across 200 of its UK stores.
The supermarket's "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" boxes are being introduced as a way to help prevent food waste.
The big four supermarket said the scheme will also help provide affordable and nutritious healthy food to those struggling with the rising cost of living.
You will be able to find the fruit and veg boxes in Sainsbury’s fresh produce aisles in participating stores.
Sainsbury's has said that all products included are "carefully selected" to make sure they are still fresh.
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The scheme is part of Sainsbury's pledge to reduce its food waste in half by 2030 (© Mikael Buck / Sainsbury's)Most of the products will be placed into the box loose while others which contain allergens such as celery and organic products will remain in their packaging.
Some fruit and veggies will not be available in the discounted box deal and include products with a "use by date" and products in specialist packaging such as lychees and physalis.
The launch of the scheme nationwide comes after a successful trial in January and is part of the supermarket's pledge to halve food waste across its value chain by 2030.
Sainsbury's is one of the UK's largest supermarket chains with over 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, so you will need to check if you're local is part of the scheme before heading down.
Richard Crampton, director of fresh food, at Sainsbury’s said, “At Sainsbury’s, we’re committed to helping our customers access tasty, nutritious food that’s better for them and the planet too.
"It’s great to see that shoppers have been enjoying the ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes, which is why we’re really pleased to roll out the trial to over 200 supermarkets, helping even more people across the country.
"We believe that everyone deserves to eat well at an affordable price, and we hope this additional support will ensure that good quality food doesn’t go to waste.”
The majority of the veg in the boxes will be loose but some which contain allergens will remain in their plastic packaging (© Mikael Buck / Sainsbury's)Sainsbury's is not the only supermarket to implement an initiative like this, recently Aldi rolled out its "Too Good to Go" scheme across all of its 900 stores.
The discount store offers offering "Magic Bags" which will include a range of grocery products that are approaching their sell-by or use-by dates.
Priced from just £3.30 each, these bags will contain at least £10 worth of food.
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A few year's ago, Lidl launched its Waste Not scheme which gives customers a chance to buy a five kilo box of fruit and veg for just £1.50.
The £1.50 box includes imperfect produce, so things that are damaged, discoloured or deteriorated but which are still good to eat.
Full list of Sinsbury's stores offering the "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" scheme:
- Lee Grn
- Haywards Heath
- East Grinstead
- Lords Hill
- Locksbottom
- Tunbridge Wells
- Moortown
- Hoddesdon
- Alphington Rd
- Hazel Grove
- Sury Basin
- Osmaston Park
- Tonbridge
- Didcot
- Chafford Hundred
- Scarborough
- Darlington
- Willesden Grn
- Arnold
- Newhaven Harbour
- Stanway
- Nantwich
- Maidenhead
- Milton Keynes
- Slough Uxbridge Rd
- Newport
- Wakefield Marsh Way
- Chiswick
- Southampton Portswood
- Heaton Newcastle
- Mansfield
- Penzance
- Heaton Park
- Waterlooville
- Cromwell Rd
- Bognor Regis
- Kings Lynn Hardwick
- Warlingham
- Weymouth
- Longbridge
- Selly Oak Boulevard
- Leicester North
- Rustington
- Redhill
- Sutton
- W'ton St Marks
- High Wycombe
- Streatham Common
- West Grn
- Charlton Riverside
- Fulham Wharf
- Nine Elms
- Sedlescombe Rd
- New Cross Gate
- North Cheam
- Horsham
- Harlow
- Harringay
- Warren Heath
- Newbury Park
- Bury St Edmunds
- Springfield
- Peterborough
- Haverhill
- Winchmore Hill
- Letchworth
- Low Hall
- Coreys Mill
- Pound Lane
- East Mayne
- Enfield
- Whitechapel
- Bath
- Islington
- Leamington
- Bramingham Park
- Balham
- Thornhill
- West Hove
- Swansea
- Rugby
- Tewkesbury Rd
- Hereford
- Purley Way
- Garthdee
- Clapham Common
- Winnersh
- Forestside
- Strand Rd
- Dulwich
- Brentwood
- Richmond
- Oldbury
- Calcot
- Cameron Toll
- Merton
- London Colney
- Beckton
- Lyons Farm
- Chichester
- Heyford Hill
- Dome Roundabout
- Ladbroke Grove
- Uxbridge
- Barnwood
- Fairfield Park
- Dunstable
- Finchley Rd
- Hampden Park
- St Albans
- Sevenoaks
- Hayes
- Kidlington
- Witney
- Apsley Mills
- Kenton
- Hendon
- Taplow
- Kidderminster
- Banbury
- South Ruislip
- Alperton
- Weedon Rd
- Camden
- Burpham
- Ferndown
- Hedge End
- St Clares
- Alton
- Chippenham
- Kempshott
- Badger Farm
- Torquay
- Bridgemead
- Godalming
- Truro
- Bagshot Rd
- Barnstaple
- Watchmoor Park
- Talbot Heath
- Emersons Grn
- Winterstoke Rd
- Staines
- Water Lane
- Broadcut
- Pinhoe Rd
- Kiln Lane
- Frome
- Brookwood
- Cobham
- Christchurch
- Wandsworth
- Newbury
- Marsh Mills
- Sydenham
- White Rose
- Romford
- Longwater
- Hankridge Farm
- Harrogate
- Monks Cross
- Marshall Lake
- Mere Grn
- Shrewsbury
- Macclesfield
- Rayleigh Weir
- Chester
- Altrincham
- Lincoln
- Fosse Park
- Beaconsfield
- Ripley
- Ellesmere Port
- Stratton
- Chaddesden
- Blackhall
- Cheadle
- Canley
- Sunderland
- Cannock
- Durham
- Halifax
- Shorehead
- Castle Court
- Paignton
- Castle Boulevard
- Coldhams Lane
- Archer Rd
- Whitley Bay
- Darnley
- East Kilbride
- Bamber Bridge
- Pimlico
- Pepper Hill
- Crayford
- Larkfield
- Bybrook
- Sittingbourne
- Deal
- Hempstead Valley
- Maidstone
- Herne Bay
- Thanet Wt Wood Cross