Asad are the first UK supermarket to stock ‘Green CDs’. These environmentally friendly CDs give customers the chance to purchase their favourite artists’ music in fully compostable packaging. ASDA have chosen to go for a more eco-friendly product after research indicated that up to 25% of all plastic music covers get thrown away within 12 months of purchase.

The range, named ‘Ecopac’, is manufactured by Universal Music and is made from 100% recycled and recyclable paper-foam. Asda’s parent company Wal-Mart have already had sold more than 2 million CDs using the Ecopac material since it’s debut in their stores 6 months ago.

The new packaging will be available on 42 titles with a wide range of artists to choose from. The packaging can be recycled along with other paper products such as newspapers and magazines.

The one downside of these CDs is that no booklets come with them - the information is, however, available from Universal Music’s website.

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