Mitre 10 shoppers will soon have to bring their own bags after the company announced they will cease using single-use plastic bags and boot liners.
From July 1, all 128 Mitre 10, Mitre 10 MEGA and Hammer Hardware stores across the country will no longer have either options available instore.
Jules Lloyd-Jones, Mitre 10 general manager marketing, said the retailer takes its duty to be socially and environmentally responsible seriously.
"As the country's biggest home improvement retailer, we take our duty to be socially responsible seriously and always strive to do the right thing by our customers, communities and the environment."
"It's hard to beat the passion of our local owner-operators when it comes to their communities and they were right behind making this move and doing it as soon as we could," Lloyd-Jones said.