Marks & Spencer scraps plastic for paper bags

Marks & Spencer is swapping plastic carrier bags for paper ones in all stores, in an expansion of a trial that began in 10 branches in January. Supermarkets Morrisons, Waitrose and Aldi all use paper bags for customers, though some stores offer plastic bags as an option. In a blog post, Marks & Spencer corporate affairs director Victoria McKenzie-Gould said the company hoped that the move would help to avoid "To the mountain of plastic bags" that can build up in cupboards at home. Paper bags are not as durable as bags for life, being more likely to split or tear, especially if they get wet. Paper is also more widely recyclable, while plastic bags can take between 400 and 1,000 years to decompose.

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