Meadowhall shopping centre launches reusable bag which will pay for trees to be planted with the Trust     Meadowhall shopping centre, in Yorkshire, is encouraging millions of shoppers to buy a unique reusable bag which will help plant 1,000 trees with the Woodland Trust. The bag’s slogan says ‘who said shopping has to cost the earth’ and has been designed to encourage shoppers to choose to refuse plastic bags. The bags cost £3.75, of which £2.65 goes to the Woodland Trust, with the aim to reduce the amount of plastic being dumped on landfill. The large, attractive shopping bags are made of organic jute and will be available for shoppers to buy from May and can be purchased from the centre’s service desk. Alex Claydon, from the Woodland Trust, said: “By taking the simple step of declining a plastic bag and using Meadowhall’s reusable shopping bag you are not only helping to reduce the mountain of plastic being dumped on landfill but also helping us plant 1,000 trees.” Dawn Osborne, Meadowhall’s Head of Operations, said: ”Meadowhall has a long track record of successful and award winning initiatives in the environmental field and the creation of an eco friendly shopping bag seemed like the natural next step. In choosing to work with the Woodland Trust we have created a scheme that not only encourages customers to stop using plastic bags, but simultaneously funds the planting of new trees for future generations to enjoy.”