Plastic Bag Purchases Drop 90% at Major England Retailers After Bag Fee Is Introduced

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By Olivia RosaneAug 2, 2019, 2:23 pm217 pts
Charging grocery shoppers a small fee for plastic bags works. At least that's what the UK government has found. Since it introduced a five-pence fee for plastic shopping bags in 2015, plastic bag sales at England's seven biggest retailers have fallen 90 percent, NPR reported. None "No one wants to see the…

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