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Jo Whitfield, chief executive of Co-op Food, said many shoppers are regularly buying so-called bags for life to use just once, leading to a major hike in the amount of plastic being produced.
Bags for life use more plastic in their production than conventional single-use carriers, which has in turn increased the amount of plastic in circulation.
The Co-op said its new initiative would remove 29.5 million bags for life, weighing around 870 tonnes of plastic, from sale each year.
It is replacing single-use bags with 10p compostable carriers to all stores to ensure that customers are able to buy a low-cost, low-impact alternative bag with a sustainable second use.
Co-op is removing plastic bags for life from sale as many shoppers are using them just once
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Co-op is removing plastic bags for life from sale as many shoppers are using them just once
Fri, 30 Apr 2021
The Co-op is to become the latest supermarket to remove plastic bags for life from sale in all of its stores. The bags will start to disappear from the chain s Island stores from today. It is part of an effort to remove 29.5 million bags for life - or 870 tonnes of plastic - from sale each year. Jo Whitfield, chief executive of Co-op Food, said: Increased use of bags for life has led to a sharp rise in plastic use.
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Plastic bags for life are being removed from Co-op stores across North Staffordshire - and replaced with compostable carriers.
The move comes as the retailer is getting rid of the bags from its 2,600 branches across the country as bosses believe the shoppers are using the reusable carrier once before throwing it away.
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Co-op announce new ban in all UK stores from today. (PA) The Co-op has announced a nationawide ban on plastic bags for life across its 2,600 UK stores. The retailer has warned that the low-cost, reusable bag has become the new single-use carrier for customers. The bags will be phased out from today (30 April), with all remaining stock expected to be sold by the end of this summer. Jo Whitfield, chief executive of Co-op Food, said many shoppers are regularly buying so-called bags for life to use just once, leading to a major hike in the amount of plastic being produced.