Woodland Trust to plant trees with funds from TK Maxx carrier bags
Howard Lake | 13 July 2009 | News
The Woodland Trust is to plant 30,000 native trees on a site in Essex, funded by TK Maxx from the profits generated by sales of its core plastic carrier bags. The trees will be planted on a fifteen-acre site in Elmstead Market, near Colchester, Essex.
TK Maxx began charging customers for core plastic carrier bags in August 2008 as part of its commitment to reducing waste. Since the policy was introduced TK Maxx reports a 73% reduction in plastic bag usage, preventing an estimated 27 million plastic carrier bags from ending up in landfill sites.
TK Maxx has supported the charity since 2004 through projects like the Christmas Card Recycling Scheme.
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