Bosses say the features could make shopping cheaper for customers too.
The Aldi eco store in Leamington Spa opened on Thursday
It has also been designed to 'significantly' reduce carbon consumption, using sustainable building materials and featuring design changes estimated to reduce life-cycle carbon emissions by up to two-thirds. Nuts and coffee refill fixture – to help customers shop more sustainably and cheaply, Aldi is trialling packaging-free products. Customers can bring their own containers or free FSC-certified paper bags.
The store will also have solar panels and use chiller doors to reduce energy consumption, while the building itself has timber fibre insulation, cement replacement concrete, recycled lighting columns and low temperature asphalt and a partial green roof.