Tesco to stop sale of plastic-wrapped multipacks in stores

Supermarket chain will remove items packaged in plastic and replace with multi-buy deals

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Tesco is banishing shrink-wrapped multipacks of baked beans, soup and tuna from its aisles as part of a drive to slash its use of plastic packaging.

The store-cupboard staples are among the biggest selling groceries in UK supermarkets. Tesco said shoppers would not end up paying more because the packs would be replaced with permanent multi-buy deals on individual tins.