LONDON -- Tesco announced this week plans to run three-quarters of its delivery vehicles on biodiesel beginning in January next, BBC News reports. The retailer says it wants to reduce the impact of its business on the environment.

Tesco will fuel its 2,000 trucks and vans on a 50 percent biodiesel mix to cut the greenhouse gases they produce. Regular automobiles can use blends of 5 percent biofuel and 95 percent gasoline, a blend that is becoming more widespread at service stations across the United Kingdom, notes the news source.

By using the 50 percent biodiesel mix, Tesco said it would slash greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70,000 tons per year. “This is enough greenhouse gas to fill over 1.5 billion balloons or 15,000 swimming pools,” the company reported.

“We’re experiencing a huge demand for more environmentally friendly fuels and are committed to driving down carbon dioxide emissions,” Laurie McIIwee, director of distribution at Tesco, told BBC News.