海角视频

Health and wellness chains Boots is to replace plastic bags with paper in all its stores by the start of 2020.

The Nottingham company says the move will begin in 53 outlets from today, June 24, but there will still be a 5p tax for the environmentally-friendly alternative.

It is estimated the move will remove more than 900 tonnes of plastic from store operations per year.

Seb James, senior vice president and managing director of Boots 海角视频, said: "Plastic waste is undoubtedly one of the most important issues around the world today, with TV shows like Blue Planet highlighting the effects of plastic pollution.

"This year, we are transforming Boots as we celebrate 170 years, and the move to unbleached paper bags is another pivotal moment in that journey.

"There is no doubt that our customers expect us to act and this change聽signifies a huge step away from our reliance on plastic."

The company recently conducted research on 6,000 Boots customers which showed the depth of feeling for removing plastic.

According to the findings, 92 percent of customers were concerned about the number of plastic bags used in the 海角视频 and 94 percent agreed it was a good idea to move to paper bags.

Boots says it intends a full roll-out to 2,485 stores by early 2020.

Helen Normoyle, director of marketing at Boots 海角视频, added: 鈥淲e have seen a significant shift in our customers鈥� attitudes towards plastics and recycling in recent years - there鈥檚 never been a more important time to show our customers that we鈥檙e taking action to reduce our impact.

"Our new paper bags have been carefully tested to make sure that over their entire lifecycle they are better for the environment, whilst still being a sturdy, practical option for customers who haven鈥檛 bought their own bags with them when shopping.鈥�

The announcement has come just a month after customers called on Boots to ditch plastic packaging after it was confirmed some prescriptions which were dispensed centrally - mainly repeat prescriptions - were placed in plastic.

The company said this was due to the plastic being more robust and helped protect confidential information when in transit.

The new Boots bags are made from unbleached, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified recycled brown paper. They are printed with water-based inks so the bags can be recycled at home.

There will be small, medium and large paper bags available for 5p, 7p and 10p, with profits going to BBC Children in Need.

To receive one WhatsApp message a day with the main headlines, as well as breaking news alerts, text NEWS to 07790 586202.

Then add the number to your phone contacts book as 'Nottingham Post'. Your phone number won't be shared with other members of the group.