A SUPERMARKET giant will take the plastic off most of its cucumbers during the British growing season.

Morrisons is taking more steps to reduce the amount of plastic it uses and will apply the measure to all whole standard-size cucumbers.

Cucumbers have typically been sold in plastic to improve its life in the fridge and in the supply chain. The plastic layer serves as an extra skin to prevent the cucumber’s dehydration which is important because they are typically more than 90% water.

However, during the British growing season where cucumbers are very quickly transported from farm to store, Morrisons believes there will be enough shelf life for customers, who are looking for plastic to be removed where possible.

Richard Hatherly, senior buying manager for Salads at Morrisons said: “We’ve listened to customers concerns and we are doing what we can to remove plastic packaging.

"While plastic can serve a purpose we believe this move will remove it from the environment without leading to food waste.”