Tesco Express in Largs will replace plastic on tinned food.

It is becoming the first UK retailer to remove plastic-wrapped multipacks from all Tesco stores and replace them with plastic-free multibuys.

The overall hope is to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment in the UK.

Tins will be available individually, with no plastic wrap holding them together any more.

Multi-packs of baked beans, tuna, tinned tomatoes and soup are among the most frequently-bought grocery items in the UK.

Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said: “We are removing all unnecessary and non-recyclable plastic from Tesco.

"As part of this work, removing plastic wrapped multi-packs from every Tesco store in the UK will cut 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment every year and customers will still benefit from the same great value ‘multi-pack’ price.

"This is part of our plan to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic in 2020.”

It will roll out across all Tesco stores from March 2nd.