Morrisons will bring back traditional brown paper bags for fruit and vegetables as part of a range of measures aimed at cutting plastic waste. The new paper bags will have a see-through paper panel to help customers and staff identify the contents. In January, the prime minister unveiled plans to cut “avoidable” plastic waste by 2042, but campaigners say more urgent action is needed to stem the flow of plastic reaching the oceans and damaging marine life. Morrison’s said on Monday it would allow customers to use their own containers for meat and fish, rewarding them with 100 loyalty points when they do so. The country’s fourth-largest supermarket chain will also aim to ensure all plastic packaging on own-brand products is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Currently 82 per cent of plastic in the supermarket’s packaging is recyclable, Morrison’s said.
