Co-op to switch own-brand water to 50% recycled plastic bottles

Supermarket estimates the change will save almost 350 tonnes of plastic every year

The Co-op supermarket plans to switch all of its own-brand water to 50% recycled plastic bottles in a move it expects will present an "ethical dilemma" to customers.

The new bottles will have a cloudier and greyer appearance than those that do not contain recycled plastic and the Co-op said it accepted that they could test shoppers' environmentally conscious credentials.