End to carrier bags

Help The Aged has announced it will cut down using plastic carrier bags in its shops ahead of a complete end to providing them in June during National Recycling Week.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Mar 2008, 15:48 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:15 BST

This move is the first of a series of events that will both highlight and enhance the role of all 365 Help The Aged shops as recycling centres.

The shops already recycle almost 14 million second hand goods each year by re-selling them to new owners, with these items varying from books to bric-a-brac and clothing. Any unsold clothes are passed on to third world countries for use by those who need them.

Leading up to the ban, all shops will host a variety of re-used bags and cardboard boxes to ensure those customers without bags are not incovenienced.

Help The Aged is looking at alternatives for customers to use from June.

The Charity also provides a nationwide recycling scheme at people's doors through its collection bags and is looking into recyclable materials for these.