Supermarket plastic bags are contributing to 'Covid-waste' #20pledges

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Supermarket plastic bags are contributing to 'Covid-waste' 20pledges

Rewind back to 2015 when the government implemented the 5p charge or single-use carrier bags in all large shops in a bid to encourage people to reuse their bags. Last year, the sales of these bags in our supermarkets were down 90 per cent.

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