German Environmental Aid criticises excessive packaging levels in supermarkets – stock images

Oct 1, 2026

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Recycling Concept with a Greens Globe, surrounded from Glasses, a Plastic bag, Plastic containers and a Milk carton at a Wooden table, Top view, Sustainability and Waste separation 1135900967
Shopping at Marktkauf During Times of Inflation: Shopping at Marktkauf in a Supermarket or Discount Store
The logo of the discount grocery chain Lidl at one of its stores. On September 15, 2026, the Brandenburg Higher Regional Court will hear a lawsuit filed by the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations against Lidl. The case centers on the question of whether consumers are at a disadvantage when certain discounts are available exclusively through the Lid Copyright: xSvenxHeidmannx
Trash against a wall on the banks of the Rhine, Wörth am Rhein, Germany, September 14, 2026. Plastic bags, packaging, bottles, and cardboard boxes lie carelessly discarded against a concrete wall on the banks of the Rhine. An illustrative image of littering and illegal trash disposal.
September 11, 2026, Wendelstein, Bayern, Germany: A view of a REWE supermarket chain store in Wendelstein , Bayern, Germany . September 11th, 2026 Wendelstein Germany - ZUMAe140 20260911_zip_e140_003 Copyright: xDavidexEliasx
September 9, 2026, Christmas products in a supermarket in the Allgäu region in September; gingerbread is always the first sign in the supermarket that Christmas is still far off September 9, 2026, Christmas products September 9, 2026, Christmas products
Frau wählt Gemüse aus der Auslage im Lebensmittelgeschäft aus. Sie hält einen Korb mit Obst und Gemüse in der einen Hand und wählt mit der anderen frische Produkte aus dem Regal Woman selects vegetables from display in grocery store. She holds basket of fruits and vegetables in one hand, and selects fresh produce from shelf with the other Copyright: imageBROKER AlekseixIsachenko ibxfbm18902879.jpg ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
Aldi Nord On August 30, 2026, the blue Aldi Nord logo will illuminate the modern, anthracite-colored clinker brick facade of the Aldi store in Westerkappeln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Founded in 1946, the retail company now operates an international network of stores and is one of the leading food retailers in Germany and Europe.
SYMB BROT Bread, small loaves, Schwarzbot, toast—various varieties, sliced and packaged in plastic, on the shelf for sale at the discount store Aldi in Hamburg, Germany
Net Shopping During Times of Inflation and Economic Conditions: Net Shopping at a Supermarket or Discount Store
Person, die Lebensmittel einkauft, einen Plastikbehälter mit reifen roten Erdbeeren in einen dunkelblauen Einkaufswagen legt und sich durch die Lebensmittelabteilung eines Supermarkts bewegt Person shopping for groceries, adding a plastic container of ripe red strawberries to a dark blue shopping cart, moving through the produce section of a supermarket Copyright: imageBROKER UnaixHuizi ibxuhu18171691.jpg ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
Façade sign of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e V DUH in Berlin Photo from 03 06 2026 Deutsche Umwelthilfe is a politically independent environmental and consumer protection organization founded in 1975 in Germany EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: epd-bild HansxScherhaufer HSR69348
Frau, die einen Selbstbedienungsautomaten benutzt und in einem Lebensmittelgeschäft einen frischen Salat in einem Plastikbehälter scannt, steht für moderne Einzelhandelstechnologie und Einkaufskomfort Woman using a self checkout machine, scanning a fresh salad in a plastic container at a grocery store, representing modern retail technology and shopping convenience Copyright: imageBROKER UnaixHuizi ibxuhu17420427.jpg ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
Frische rote Erdbeeren, verpackt in Plastikbehältern und zur Lagerung in Kühlregalen ausgestellt. Frische rote Erdbeeren, verpackt in Plastikbehältern und zur Lagerung in Kühlregalen ausgestellt. (License=RF) Copyright: xZoonar.com DmitriixMarchenkox 24840584
Freshness Carrots, Vegetables in the Display one supermarket, Shopping from healthy Foodstuffs, Purchasing from Food in Trier, Germany 1133606019
In Plastik verpackte Wurtswaren im Supermarkt, Allgäu, Bayern, Deutschland Sausages wrapped in plastic in a supermarket, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany Copyright: imageBROKER ManfredxBail iblabc15905302.jpg
Asian noodles packed in plastic taken in Berlin, 22 01 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx
DUH Umweltschutz Service GmbH DUH Umweltschutz Service GmbH, 06 04 2024, Mitte, Hackescher Markt, Berlin, The DUH association is an environmental nature and consumer protection organization with an office at Hackescher Markt in Berlin

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Recycling Concept with a Greens Globe, surrounded from Glasses, a Plastic bag, Plastic containers and a Milk carton at a Wooden table, Top view, Sustainability and Waste separation 1135900967

Shopping at Marktkauf During Times of Inflation: Shopping at Marktkauf in a Supermarket or Discount Store

Trash against a wall on the banks of the Rhine, Wörth am Rhein, Germany, September 14, 2026. Plastic bags, packaging, bottles, and cardboard boxes lie carelessly discarded against a concrete wall on the banks of the Rhine. An illustrative image of littering and illegal trash disposal.

September 11, 2026, Wendelstein, Bayern, Germany: A view of a REWE supermarket chain store in Wendelstein , Bayern, Germany . September 11th, 2026 Wendelstein Germany - ZUMAe140 20260911_zip_e140_003 Copyright: xDavidexEliasx

September 9, 2026, Christmas products in a supermarket in the Allgäu region in September; gingerbread is always the first sign in the supermarket that Christmas is still far off September 9, 2026, Christmas products September 9, 2026, Christmas products

SYMB BROT Bread, small loaves, Schwarzbot, toast—various varieties, sliced and packaged in plastic, on the shelf for sale at the discount store Aldi in Hamburg, Germany

Net Shopping During Times of Inflation and Economic Conditions: Net Shopping at a Supermarket or Discount Store

Façade sign of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e V DUH in Berlin Photo from 03 06 2026 Deutsche Umwelthilfe is a politically independent environmental and consumer protection organization founded in 1975 in Germany EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: epd-bild HansxScherhaufer HSR69348

Frische rote Erdbeeren, verpackt in Plastikbehältern und zur Lagerung in Kühlregalen ausgestellt. Frische rote Erdbeeren, verpackt in Plastikbehältern und zur Lagerung in Kühlregalen ausgestellt. (License=RF) Copyright: xZoonar.com DmitriixMarchenkox 24840584

Freshness Carrots, Vegetables in the Display one supermarket, Shopping from healthy Foodstuffs, Purchasing from Food in Trier, Germany 1133606019

In Plastik verpackte Wurtswaren im Supermarkt, Allgäu, Bayern, Deutschland Sausages wrapped in plastic in a supermarket, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany Copyright: imageBROKER ManfredxBail iblabc15905302.jpg

Asian noodles packed in plastic taken in Berlin, 22 01 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx

DUH Umweltschutz Service GmbH DUH Umweltschutz Service GmbH, 06 04 2024, Mitte, Hackescher Markt, Berlin, The DUH association is an environmental nature and consumer protection organization with an office at Hackescher Markt in Berlin