Asda forbids transport bags on ALL online orders in the war on plastic

ASDA banned single-use transport bags from its home delivery service – saving 500 tons of plastic per year.

Online shoppers will have their supplies deposited in crates, ready to be unloaded.

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This is the first British supermarket to do so after customers have complained of the excessive use of plastic packaging, some deliveries containing only one item in a bag.

The only exception is fish and fresh meat which, for safety reasons, still need to be bagged.

Thanks to this initiative, 85 million plastic bags will no longer be produced and used every year.

ASDA also eliminates the option of "bagged" delivery of all home purchases and click and collect orders nationwide from 31 July.

The anti-plastic program came into play after being tested at its Dartford Home shopping center.

Simon Gregg, vice president of Asda's online grocery division, said: "We strive to reduce preventable plastic whenever we can – as this helps us reduce its impact on the environment, and we know it, it is important for our customers.

"It's a simple change, but one that will have a significant impact on the amount of plastic we use as a business."

To help customers cope with this change, Asda delivery companies will offer to offload the purchases of customers who make home deliveries in a convenient location.

Since 2018, Asda has removed 6,500 tons of plastic packaging from its brand, equivalent to 600 million bottles of water.

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