Morrisons is bringing back a refillable container service at its fresh fish and meat counters to reduce the amount of single use plastic packaging used in stores.
The supermarket's butchers, fishmongers and deli staff will now ask customers if they have brought their own container to be refilled, rather than automatically putting products into single use packaging.
The initiative is available in all stores and allows customers to bring their own containers to counters, with each purchase being given a sticky label that is then scanned at the tills.
The supermarket says if every Morrisons customer used a refillable container for their counter purchase, it would save 2,000 tonnes of plastic a year.
Cut-price deals across selected meat and fish cuts and deli will be available to celebrate the return of the service.
Morrisons will also be selling reusable containers in their home aisle to encourage customers to use them.
Natasha Cook, packaging manager at Morrisons, said: “Reducing plastic in our stores is an important part of our sustainability agenda and it really matters to our customers too.
"The service was very popular with our customers when it was first introduced before lockdown, and we’re pleased to see it return with some great value deals on our fresh, British quality products.”
Morrisons originally introduced the refillable container scheme in 2018 but it has been put on hold during the pandemic.
It is one of a number of in-store initiatives that Morrisons has unveiled to reduce plastic pollution.
