Full list of 53 Boots stores that will now use paper bags instead of plastic ones

Lisa Walden
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From Country Living

Boots has announced that it will be replacing plastic bags with paper alternatives in 53 of its UK stores from 2020. See full list below...

New brown paper bags will be sold for 5p, 7p and 10p (depending on their size), and the profits will be donated to BBC's Children in Need. The hope is that all Boots stores across the country will soon follow this initiative.

The popular high street chemist has explained that it is part of the company's plan to cut back on 900 tonnes of plastic.

"Our new paper bags have been carefully tested to make sure that, over their entire lifecycle, they are better for the environment, whilst still being a sturdy, practical option for customers who haven't brought their own bags with them when shopping," Helen Normoyle, director of marketing at Boots explained to The Express.

Boots Managing Director Seb James also commented, saying: "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 ... 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."

Want to know if your local Boots will offer paper bags? See below for the full list.

The 53 Boots stores introducing paper bags

  1. Nottingham Victoria Centre

  2. Derby Intu Shopping Centre

  3. Sheffield Meadowhall Shopping Centre

  4. Cambridge Petty Cury,

  5. Peterborough Queensgate Centre

  6. Manchester Trafford Centre

  7. London Canary Wharf Canada

  8. Bristol Broadmead

  9. Milton Keynes Crown Walk,

  10. Exeter High Street

  11. Cardiff Queen Street

  12. Oxford Cornmarket Street

  13. Plymouth Drake Circus

  14. Leeds Trinity

  15. Belfast Donegal Place

  16. Edinburgh 101 Princes Street

  17. Aberdeen Bon Accord Centre

  18. Newcastle Eldon Square

  19. London Sedley Place

  20. London Brent Cross Shopping Centre

  21. London Liverpool St Station

  22. Watford The Harlequin

  23. Bromley The Glades Shopping Centre

  24. Kingston Upon Thames Union Street

  25. London Kensington

  26. Southampton Above Bar Street

  27. West Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Centre

  28. Brighton North Street

  29. Jersey St Helier Queen Street

  30. London Piccadilly Circus

  31. Dartford Bluewater Park

  32. London 193 Oxford Street

  33. Liverpool Clayton Square Shopping Centre

  34. Manchester Market Street

  35. Birmingham High Street

  36. Canterbury Whitefriars Shopping Centre

  37. Chelmsford High Chelmer

  38. London White City Shopping Centre

  39. York 43 Coney Street

  40. Bath Southgate Centre

  41. London Stratford City

  42. Dudley Merry Hill Centre

  43. Bristol Cribbs Causeway

  44. Reading Oracle Centre

  45. Lincoln High Street

  46. Gateshead Metro Centre

  47. Salcombe Fore Street

  48. Glasgow Braehead Centre

  49. Glasgow Buchanan Gallery

  50. Liverpool New Mersey Retail Park

  51. Leicester Fosse Park

  52. Glasgow Fort

  53. Covent Garden

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