The covers will be available in-store in the dairy aisle. Sainsbury's also announced its commitment to halve its use of its own-brand plastic packaging by 2025. The news comes as the supermarket chain plans to invest an additional £50 million (US$ 61.3 million) in March 2023 to accelerate its value plan designed to help customers manage the rising cost of living. Past waste reductions According to the company, Sainsbury's recently changed its entire coffee pod range from plastic to aluminum pods, allowing customers to recycle them at home and helping to save over 10 million pieces of plastic each year. The company recently launched new double-length toilet rolls, which it states reduce plastic packaging by 30%, 84 metric tons of plastic. Sainsbury's has also previously implemented a cost for its single-use bags. It began as a 5p (US$0.06) bag charge but doubled to 10p (US$0.12) after promising results and extended to all retailers in May.