All supermarkets in the UK to provide paper bags instead of plastic.

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All supermarkets in the UK to provide paper bags instead of plastic.

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It takes 500+ years for a plastic bag to degrade in a landfill, ultimately becoming micro-plastics that absorb toxins and continue to pollute the environment. Although single-use bags have reduced, supermarkets are still using plastic bags. Paper is fully recyclable and takes 1 month to decompose.

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At least 267 different species have been affected by plastic pollution in our Oceans, as well as a staggering 100,000 marine animals being killed by plastic bags annually.
Birds often mistake broken up plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic chemicals.

Despite the reduction in single-use plastic bags, large supermarkets and retail outlets still provide plastic bags. There is not a necessity for any plastic and can easily be swapped to a sustainable resource such as paper.

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