Boots getting rid of plastic bags: Full list of stores switching to paper bag option
BOOTS have announced they will no longer offer plastic bags to customers in 53 stores across the UK. Here is a full list of stores which will be selling paper bags instead.
Boots have announced from today they will no longer offer plastic bags in 53 stores across the UK, with a full roll out to all 2485 stores by 2020. The move is expected to remove over 900 tonnes of plastic from Boots stores each year, according to data shared by the pharmacy chain. Speaking about the plans, Seb James, Managing Director, Boots UK commented: “Plastic waste is undoubtedly one of the most important issues around the world today with TV shows like Blue Planet highlighting the effects of plastic pollution. “This year, we are transforming Boots as we celebrate 170 years, and the move to unbleached paper bags is another pivotal moment in that journey.
This year, we are transforming Boots as we celebrate 170 years, and the move to unbleached paper bags is another pivotal moment in that journey
“There is no doubt that our customers expect us to act and this change signifies a huge step away from our reliance on plastic.”
The paper bags will still be charged at 5p for a small, 7p for a medium, and 10p for a large.
This is despite them not falling under the plastic bag tax rules.
Money raised will, however, be donated to BBC Children in Need, which is a long term charity partner of Boots.
Sourced and manufactured in the UK, the new paper bags are made from unbleached, Forest Stewardship Council certified recycled brown paper.
FULL LIST OF BOOTS STORES SCRAPPING PLASTIC BAGS FROM TODAY
Nottingham Victoria Centre
Derby Intu Shopping Centre
Sheffield Meadowhall Shopping Centre
Cambridge Petty Cury,
Peterborough Queensgate Centre
Manchester Trafford Centre
London Canary Wharf Canada
Bristol Broadmead
Milton Keynes Crown Walk,
Exeter High Street
Cardiff Queen Street
Oxford Cornmarket Street
Plymouth Drake Circus
Leeds Trinity
Belfast Donegal Place
Edinburgh 101 Princes Street
Aberdeen Bon Accord Centre
Newcastle Eldon Square
London Sedley Place
London Brent Cross Shopping Centre
London Liverpool St Station
Watford The Harlequin
Bromley The Glades Shopping Centre
Kingston Upon Thames Union Street
London Kensington
Southampton Above Bar Street
West Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Centre
Brighton North Street
Jersey St Helier Queen Street
London Piccadilly Circus
Dartford Bluewater Park
London 193 Oxford Street
Liverpool Clayton Square Shopping Centre
Manchester Market Street
Birmingham High Street
Canterbury Whitefriars Shopping Centre
Chelmsford High Chelmer
London White City Shopping Centre
York 43 Coney Street
Bath Southgate Centre
London Stratford City
Dudley Merry Hill Centre
Bristol Cribbs Causeway
Reading Oracle Centre
Lincoln High Street
Gateshead Metro Centre
Salcombe Fore Street
Glasgow Braehead Centre
Glasgow Buchanan Gallery
Liverpool New Mersey Retail Park
Leicester Fosse Park
Glasgow Fort
Covent Garden