Retailers have been warned that they need to do more to eradicate packaging, following a new report.
The study, undertaken by the Local Government Association, found that despite retailers and supermarkets working to reduce packaging, a number of high street stores were recording high levels of waste.
Supermarket chains such as Lidl, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Tesco were found to be among the main offenders for producing waste.
It was also discovered that M&S was producing the highest level of packaging that could not be recycled at 40 per cent on a selected group of items.
Becky Slater, a spokeswoman for Friends of the Earth said: "Despite constant green claims, supermarkets continue to act as a hindrance, not a help, when it comes to green consumer action."
She added: "Packaging urgently needs to be minimised and made from materials that are easy to reuse, recycle or compost."
Sharpak announced recently that it had engineered new naturally recyclable mushroom punnets that reduce petrochemical content by around 50 per cent, according to freshinfo.com.
