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Morrison's are now doing the recycled bag-for-life thing too.

Cutting back on the freebie plastic carriers is, I suppose, a step in the right direction. At least there will be less of them littering the countryside. I would be more likley to believe Supermarket's new-found green enthusiasm if they were to cut back substantially on the plastic packaging their products come in, or if they exercised a little more restraint in their use of lighting, heating and refrigeration - I am thinking of those enormous characterless tin sheds they use, where a good half of the interior volume is filled with nothing but hot air and massive sodium vapour and halogen lighting. They could also do more to tackle the mountains of waste food packaging and advertising material they produce. Another thing they could do is to stop flying food halfway round the world. As it is dispensing with free plastic bags is merely paying lip service to the idea of conserving the planet's natural resources and combatting climate change.