According to a report, the shoppers of the supermarkets are using almost half number of plastic bags they were using four years before. As per the figure of British Retail Consortium (BRC), the use of plastic bags is falling every year from 2006 to 2010 and it has fallen by 43% in total four years to 6.1 billion bags from 10.6 billion bags.

The total weight of the material used for the bags has also reduced by more than half in the same period.

Most of the leading supermarkets of UK are expecting further drop in the use of plastic bags. In the year 2009 the usage of plastic bags reduced by 37% and it has fallen by 43% in the year as compared to 2006. The industry has aimed for 50% reduction in the plastic bags for three years in a row.

According to BRC, the reducing numbers of the use of plastic bags suggests that people are aware of the issue and voluntarily trying to stop its usage. These figures came from a survey with the leading supermarkets like Marks & Spencer, Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury's.