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Plastic bag use down 98% after 5p charge introduction

Plastic bag use down 98% after 5p charge introduction

There has been a huge drop from the 7.6bn plastic bags sold by the major supermarkets in…

Single-use plastic bag use drops 97% in supermarkets since 2015

Single-use plastic bag use drops 97% in supermarkets since 2015

The 10p charge introduced in 2021 and extended to all businesses helped bring the number of…

UK Government proposes doubling plastic bag charge to 10p

UK Government proposes doubling plastic bag charge to 10p

August 30, 2018

It could also be extended to all shops across the country