The company, which specialises in all aspects of estate agency and auctioneering throughout the region, has decided to turn its back on traditional plastic carrier bags in favour of the more environmentally-friendly cotton ones.

“As a company we’re aware we need to think of the future,” said Debbie Anderson, a partner with McCartneys. “We know there’s concern over plastic bags and their effect on the environment and wanted a ‘greener’ alternative for McCartneys.

“We hand out hundreds of bags at shows and events throughout the year and hope the new McCartneys cotton bags will be a big hit. We’ll still be giving them away free of charge, and want people to use them again and again. They’re light enough to fit into even very small handbags, but sturdy and roomy enough to take plenty of shopping.”

It’s estimated more than 12 billion free single-use carrier bags are handed out each year in Britain and on average are used for less than 20 minutes before being thrown away.

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Note to editors
Picture attached. McCartneys staff (l to r) Katie Beddows, Yvonne Harrison and Debbie Anderson model the new bags.
For further information please contact Rachel Ammonds at McCartneys on 07971 331809 or email rachel.ammonds@mccartneys.co.uk.