Why Did They Stop Using Small Paper Bags?
But why did they stop using paper bags in the UK ? The government's top waste adviser, Mark Wrap, said the decision was a step back in terms of climate change and energy use. The main reason is that paper bags reduce the life span of produce, which in turn leads to higher amounts of food waste in landfills, where they generate methane. While Friends of the Earth applauded the switch, they said the supermarket chain should consider other green issues as well. Morrisons has decided to stop using plastic checkout bags. These bags are supposed to be reused by consumers. Morrisons is currently trialing paper carriers in eight of its stores but plans to roll them out to all 494 of them in the near future. In doing so, they hope to save over three and a half million metric tonnes of plastic each year. Ultimately, they estimate that they'll save 90 million plastic bags each year. Plastic bag sales at the "big seven" supermarkets in England have dropped by 86 percent since th