date:Jan 16, 2014
The Co-operative is introducing Lightweight compostable carrier bags, which can be used to carry shopping home and then be re-used as food waste caddy liners, at around 400 stores.
This is the first time a large-scale food retailer has given shoppers over such a wide area the option of alternative carrier bags with a specific second use.
The bags have been a success when trialled in parts of the UK, and so from today (15 January 2014) they will be available in a further 399 stores, covering 81