Tesco takes bags off the checkout

Britain’s largest retailer maintains its policy of not charging customers, but said there were many ways to reduce the amount of bags it gives out.

A Tesco spokesman said: “Our policy on bags has not changed and this move is just a logical progression of that. It’s still a carrot rather than a stick approach.”

“Customers can still have bags, but there are many ways that we can reduce usage, such as Clubcard points to encourage reuse, or this latest method to make them think more about how many bags they are using.”

The new scheme will be introduced at 166 Tesco Extra hypermarkets and 435 superstores, the spokesman said.

The announcement comes three weeks after Marks & Spencer revealed its policy of charging 5p for carrier bags at its food outlets had cut usage by 80%.

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