Supermarkets charge more for fruits and vegetables in bulk

TheFruits and vegetables often contain more money than those sold in plastic packaging. Telegraph supermarket investigation found.

Advocates of the environment have accused supermarkets of discouraging buyers from saving the planet by making it more expensive to avoid products packaged in plastic.

Sainsbury's billed 17 pence for Braeburn apples in plastic packs of six, while the lost apples had 28 pence. Tesco Braeburn apples measured 44 pence each but worked 32 pints each in a five-pound plastic package. Waitrose Essential tomatoes weighed 19p each, but purchased in a plastic package of six, they cost 12 pence each.

Waitrose has launched a trial that allows customers to fill their own containers with …