Bradford-based Morrisons bans polystyrene packaging

IT lasts for hundreds of years, is not easily recyclable and is a blight on the environment, being easily blown away by the wind.
Customer assistant Emilia Sliwinska displays a new cardboard tray for pizzas, as Morrisons announces that it will be completely removing polystyrene from all own-brand food and drink products nationwide, at Morrisons Colindale in London.  Photo: Matt Alexander/PA WireCustomer assistant Emilia Sliwinska displays a new cardboard tray for pizzas, as Morrisons announces that it will be completely removing polystyrene from all own-brand food and drink products nationwide, at Morrisons Colindale in London.  Photo: Matt Alexander/PA Wire
Customer assistant Emilia Sliwinska displays a new cardboard tray for pizzas, as Morrisons announces that it will be completely removing polystyrene from all own-brand food and drink products nationwide, at Morrisons Colindale in London. Photo: Matt Alexander/PA Wire

Now Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has completely banished expanded polystyrene, one of the most widely used plastics, from all its own-branded food and drink products - a move that will prevent 600 tonnes being disposed every year.

Polystyrene was previously used on trays for its fresh meat and fish, some desserts and cakes, and as a base for instore-made pizzas - around 90m a year.

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Packaging manager at Morrisons, Natasha Cook, said: “Taking plastic out of the environment remains one of our customers’ most pressing concerns so we continue to remove unnecessary plastic packaging or make it more recyclable.”

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