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The bags will be distributed to all of Asda’s fleets, including those in Scotland, Alaska and Norway, which fish for Mackerel, Pollock, wild Salmon, Tuna, Haddock and Cod

The move, which the supermarket claims is the first of its kind from a UK retailer, is expected to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment

More than 200 million single-use plastic items are currently used each year at the firm’s hotels

The nation also plans to stop restaurants giving out single-use straws by the end of 2020 and will force them to reduce the use of all single-use plastic items by nearly a third

The supermarket intends to replace them with cardboard alternatives from the end of January 2020

The food and drink giant has also committed to reducing its use of virgin plastics by a third by 2025

Solo New York says just the first run of its Re:cycled Collection will see nearly 90,000 plastic bottles kept out of landfills by turning them into new accessories

That’s the suggestion from a new report published by Green Alliance, which interviewed representatives from five of the UK’s major supermarkets as well as representatives from major consumer goods and beverage companies

The supermarket chain, which has 474 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Maryland, is to launch a six-month pilot project testing reusable bags in a number of its locations

Just in case you’ve forgotten what’s been going on, we’ve put a quick summary together for you…