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Waitrose Has Reported A Reduction Of 74% For Plastic Bag Usage Proving The Levy On Plastic Bags Works
Waitrose announced it was implementing a surcharge last month, of 25 fils per plastic bag – in a big to reduce plastic consumption in the supermarkets.
And today, the chain announced it has seen a 74% reduction in plastic bag output – selling 5,728 bags in two weeks.
The chain announced the move, which was implemented on June 16, across five Abu Dhabi stores: Waitrose Etihad Towers, Waitrose Sun and Sky Reem Island, Waitrose Al Zeina, Waitrose Saadiyat Beach Community and Waitrose Eastern Mangroves.
There’s also a recycling programme for plastic bags
Shoppers can deposit used plastic bags for other shoppers to reuse, and will be rolled out across all Waitrose stores.
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Zoom marketstores have reverted to using brown paper bags instead of plastic too.
It follows International Plastic Bag Free Day – which is today.
Read: 10 Ways You Can Help Reduce The Terrifying Amounts Of Plastics In The World’s Oceans
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