The war on plastic is well underway.
The supermarket Morrisons is the latest to join the fight.
They have revived their brown paper bags in the place of plastic ones, for your fruits and vegetables.
According to the supermarket, it will prevent 150 m small plastic bags from being used annually.
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The green initiative is to be introduced from today and the paper bags will be available in all 493 Morrisons stores by the end of the summer.
The bags are made from 100 per cent recyclable paper and have a transparent paper strip to help shoppers and staff distinguish the product inside.
Public concern about the amount of plastic rubbish motivated the switch.
“We’ve listened to customers’ concerns about using plastic bags for fruit and vegetables and that is why we are bringing back paper bags,” said Drew Kirk, a produce director at Morrisons.
The supermarket has also offered 100 loyalty card points to shoppers who bring their own containers to the butchers or fishmonger counters.
Morrisons isn't the only chain to adopt eco-friendly measures, McDonalds' announced they are switching from plastic straws to paper.
All McDonalds in the UK and Irish will make the change.
From September, 1,361 restaurants will begin the process to paper straws.
The completion for all McDonalds to make the switch has been forecasted for next year.
