UK: Marks & Spencer has cut use of plastic bags by 80%

Marks & Spencer has cut the amount of plastic bags it hands out by around 80% following its decision earlier this year to charge customers 5p per bag.

The retail giant said it had given out 70 million fewer bags over the last 10 weeks compared to the equivalent period last year.

The news is a welcome boost for M&S, which announced the policy in March as part of its Plan A eco-drive.

Announcing the initiative, chief executive Sir Stuart Rose had said: “If M&S customers right across the UK cut the number of bags they used by 70%, they would save more than 280 million bags every year.” Read more

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Source: TheGrocer.co.uk

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