Dramatic fall in number of plastic bags given out by supermarkets
The number of “single-use” plastic bags given to customers by leading UK supermarkets has fallen for the fourth year in a row.
The total has dropped from 10.6 billion in 2006 to 6.1 billion in the year to May, a reduction of 43 per cent, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said. That compares with a reduction of 37 per cent in the year to May 2009. Over the same period the total weight of material used has more than halved.
The BRC said the figures were “a ringing endorsement” of the voluntary approach taken by supermarkets at a time when sales volumes increased by more than 6 per cent…
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