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Co-op to replace carrier bags with compostables

Lightweight bags will be rolled out within weeks to almost 1,400 stores across Britain. 

Smiley Team

1 year ago
The Co-op is to be the first major supermarket in the UK to replace single-use plastic carrier bags with lightweight compostable alternatives that shoppers can reuse as biodegradable bags for food waste.

The bags – a stronger version of the biodegradable bags the convenience chain has been trialling since 2014 – will be rolled out within weeks to almost 1,400 stores across England, Scotland and Wales, and then to all 2,600 shops.
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