Morrisons is bringing back its reusable container scheme on its meat, fish and deli counters.
The service was pulled because of the coronavirus pandemic but is now available again in stores.
It means staff on its butchers, fishmonger and deli counters will ask customers if they have a container to use, instead of automatically putting products into single use packaging.
A sticker will then be placed on top of your tub with a barcode so you can scan it at the tills as normal.
If you don’t have a container, you won’t be charged for using the single use packaging.
Morrisons launched the container scheme in 2018 and said it would save 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste a year.
This isn’t the only eco-friendly move the supermarket has announced in recent days.
Morrisons has just become the UK’s first supermarket to completely ban plastic bags in all stores.
The grocer said it hopes to cut back on 3,200 tonnes of plastic a year by removing its “bags for life” following the withdrawal of single use plastic bags in 2017.
Instead, customers will be able to purchase a 30p paper bag which the grocer said is recyclable, water resistant, and can hold up to 16kg.
Shoppers across all stores will be charged 10p for using plastic bags in all UK shops from next month.
Environment minister Rebecca Pow told Politics Home that the charge will be introduced from May 21.
Morrisons has just under 500 stores in the UK and says the container initiative will be rolled out across all shops this week.
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.”
