Morrisons has enacted a plastic ban on Christmas wrapping and accessories this holiday season in a bid to go green.
Following other supermarkets, including Tesco and Co-Op, Morrisons have set to remove plastic film and plastic shrink wrap from its festive wrapping paper and gifting accessories, such as gift tags and bags.
The move will see the cost of some Christmas wrapping paper and gift bag products halved compared to last year.
Previously costing £2 in 2021, wrapping paper will cost just 99p this year and gift bags have also been reduced, giving customers more incentive to have an eco-friendlier Christmas.
This new policy comes on top of the decision to remove glitter and plastic from paper wrap, crackers and cards in previous years.
This has helped the supermarket chain reduce its plastic by over 150 tonnes over the past three years.
| Product | This Year (2022) | Last Year (2022) |
| Wrapping paper | 99p | £2.00 |
| Bottle gift bag | £1.00 | £1.25 |
| Small gift bag | 65p | £1.25 |
| Medium gift bag | 80p | £2.00 |
| Large gift bag | £1.00 | £2.50 |
| Extra large gift bag | £1.50 | £3.00 |
Jodie Mackrill, Buying Manager for Christmas and Events at Morrisons, said: "We are always looking to find ways to reduce and remove plastic packaging across all of the products we sell. It's what our customers tell us they want too.
"During the Christmas period, 269,423 miles of wrapping paper are used every year, contributing to plastic ending up in landfill.
"Our new entirely plastic-free Christmas wrap and gift range means customers can have a more sustainable Christmas and we hope that cutting costs on gift bags and wrapping paper will help them in that."
The new range supports Morrisons target to reduce plastic packaging by 50 percent and to make all own-brand plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.
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