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The 550m tea bags the supermarket sells each year can now be disposed of in kerbside food waste bins
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Single-use plastic bags will not be used at its corporate and franchise supermarkets, pharmacies and PC Express service across the country from early next year
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Shoppers will be able to recycle items such as crisp packets, bread bags, lids from ready meals and yoghurt pots, biscuit wrappers and pet food pouches
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Small retailers that employ 250 people or less will no longer be exempt from the levy, says the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Removing standard plastic bags across all stores is forecast to remove 3,510 tonnes of plastic a year
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The average person in England now buys only 10 bags a year compared with 140 bags in 2014 before the charge was introduced
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It is inviting applications from charities, academic institutions, social enterprises, schools and colleges until 24th January
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The new alternatives can be reused as food waste caddy liners
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The initiative will be supported by a new international exchange programme, allowing Scouts from the UK and Kenya to visit one another
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It could also be extended to all shops across the country
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The company also aims to divert 90% of its waste from landfill by 2022
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The biggest seven supermarkets in England bought nearly a quarter fewer plastic bags last year
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