For the first time, shoppers in the UK can easily recycle bread bags and cereal liners and other thin plastics packaging thanks to an agreement between the country’s biggest supermarkets and the On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme.
Stores that collect plastic bags for recycling will now accept clean plastic film packaging in the same facilities.
A new version of the on-pack label will appear on relevant packaging to encourage customers to use the service.
According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) thin plastics, also used for multipacks of cans and household goods such as toilet roll, makes up 43% of all plastics household packaging and weighs 645,000 tonnes every year. Plastics bottles account for 32% and 480,000 tonnes.
