UK retailer Peacocks joins war on plastic with biodegradable bags

Peacocks has become the latest UK retailer to switch out its plastic bags for eco-friendly biodegradable ones as it begins rolling out new ‘eco-bags’ this month across its 500 stores.

“We are delighted to be rolling out bio-degradable bags across all of our stores as part of a wider overall strategy of reducing our environmental footprint whilst continuing to offer our customers amazing quality and value,” Leighton Humphreys, finance director at Peacocks, said in a statement.

Peacocks also announced it is looking to extend its environmentally conscious packaging efforts to its online orders in the near future.