Banana plastic is axed at Morrisons

MORRISONS has become the first supermarket to ban plastic packaging for all of its bananas.

The move is expected to save 180 tons of plastic a year – equivalent to 45million carrier bags.

The Bradford-based retail giant has ditched disposable bags and will instead use paper bands to keep bunches together. And it will continue to sell individual bananas with no packaging.

It follows a successful 12-week trial which has seen the removal of more than two million plastic bags, according to the supermarket.

Elio Biondo, banana buyer for Morrisons, described the decision as a ‘nobrainer’. He added: ‘Bananas have their own packaging – their skins... They don’t need bagging together.’

The Daily Mail has played a major role in raising awareness about plastic pollution, with its Banish the Bags and Turn the Tide on Plastic campaigns.