Netto focuses on a variety of environmentally-friendly initiatives, without compromising store budgets. These include:
- Asking customers to pay for re-usable bags
- offering carrier bags which are made from 100% recycled material
- recycling all cardboard and plastic packaging from stores and distribution centres
- using low-voltage energy-saving lighting in all stores
- draining and recycling rain water from supermarket roofs for use in store kitchens and toilets
- using heat emissions from refrigeration units to heat stores