A Plastic Planet's response to Morrisons' announcement that they are trialling plastic bottle return schemes in its supermarkets
1 August 2018
Sian Sutherland, A Plastic Planet co-founder said: "Despite Morrisons' good intentions, this trial will only go so far as to delay the inevitable of these bottles ending up in the environment for hundreds of years.
"We are pumping out a million plastic bottles a minute. Just one year's worth of plastic bottles stretch half way to the sun. Where do we think all this plastic is going to end up?
"Conventional plastic can only be recycled a handful of times before it becomes completely useless. Do not be fooled - one bottle does not become another bottle.
"We need to dramatically reduce the use of plastic in food and drink and just turn off the plastic tap. We call on Morrison’s to show leadership in this and introduce plastic free aisles throughout their stores to give their customers the choice to buy their groceries plastic free and therefore guilt free."
