retailer Archives - Plastic Generation

Boots – latest retailer to swap plastic for paper for its carrier bags

June 24, 2019

Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced that it will be replacing its single-use plastic carrier bags with paper ones by 2020. In addition, all its prescription paper bags will now be produced with unbl...

Tesco launches plastic free trial for fruit & veg packing

Sarah Bedwell

March 25, 2019

Environment, Packaging, Society

Britains largest retailer, Tesco has revealed that two of its major stores have started a trial to remove some plastic wrapped fruit and vegetable products from its stores. This follows its announcement last y...

Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free produce

Dan Walsh

January 17, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK retailer Marks and Spencer has announced it is trialling plastic-free produce at one of its stores in London to try and reduce the amount of plastic-waste generated. 90 lines of loose fruit and veg will...

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