18 Aug 2020 --- UK supermarket chain Morrisons is set to recall its plastic checkout bags, coined “bags for life” – which were meant to be reused by consumers – and instead employ “sturdy” paper alternatives. The retailer is running trials in eight stores across the UK for 12 weeks starting yesterday and will implement the change to paper across all of its 494 locations, provided the paper bags are popular with consumers. If successful, the switch will save 3.510 metric tons of plastic per year, which is the equivalent of 90 million plastic bags.
