Aldi has launched the trial at its Ulverston store.
Four household staples – basmati rice, brown rice, penne pasta and wholewheat fusilli – will now be available to buy loose in store.
The move could remove more than 130 tonnes of plastic – or more than 21 million pieces – from circulation annually from stores.
The products are available by weight, and Aldi will provide customers with free paper bags that are fully recyclable and made of FSC-certified material.
This is what our readers had to say:
Sarah Churchill posted: “Used this in Ulverston the other day and it was great, recyclable paper bag to fill up with as much as you need, plus the pasta was cheaper per kilo than the pre-packaged stuff.”