Paper bags to incur 5p charge under Lib Dem plans
Party's Nature Bill would extend the charge on plastic bags, starting in October, to all single-use bags
Paper and biodegradable bags handed out by supermarkets would incur a five pence charge under plans to be released today by the Liberal Democrats. The proposal to remove all exemptions to the charge...
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