Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

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Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax

The single-use plastic bag charge has helped reduce the number of single-use plastic bags in supermarkets by 97 per cent since 2015, according to new analysis released today by the Department for Environment,...

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