As supermarkets look to cutback on their use of disposable plastic Morrisons is set to launch paper bags as an alternative.
Earlier this year, the paper bags started being trialled in eight Morrisons stores and Morrisons says they have proved popular with customers.
The bags are made in Wales from paper from sustainably managed forests and are strong enough to carry heavy weights up to 16kg.
The bags will be introduced properly in Welsh stores from next week. They will then roll-out to Morrisons’ English and Scottish stores in May.
They will be priced at 20p, which will be the same price as Morrisons standard plastic carrier bag.
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The paper grocery bags, which can be reused and ultimately recycled, are labelled 'Reusable Paper Bag'.
Since removing single use carrier bags Morrisons has seen a 25 per cent reduction in overall bag sales as the chain looks to reduce unenceesary plastic use.
Andy Atkinson, Group Customer and Marketing Director, at Morrisons said: “We are taking another meaningful step that will remove an estimated 1,300 tonnes of plastic out of the environment each year.
“Our customers have told us that reducing plastic is their number one environmental concern so introducing the paper bag across the nation will provide another way of reducing the plastic in their lives.”
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