'Absolutely brilliant!' Co-op to launch new 'extensive' recycling scheme in 1,500 stores
Supermarkets across the country are doing their bit to help the environment by reducing plastic. Co-op has announced it will roll out a new plastic recycling scheme to thousands of its UK stores
The food retailer has estimated that up to 300 tonnes of plastic bags and food wrapping could be recycled once the bins are in place in all stores.
The new initiative comes after a trial of the recycling points in 50 stores last year.
With 86 percent of shoppers saying they were likely to use the service, the trial proved to be successful.
Co-op explained that, once recycled, the material on the bags and packaging will be turned into granules which are then made into other products.
