DEFRA publishes research on the carrier bag charge

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published a summary of the data on single-use plastic carrier bags in England.

Since 5 October 2015, large shops in England have been required by law to charge 5p for all single-use plastic carrier bags. They are required by law to report certain information to Defra, and they provide other information on a voluntary basis.

These publications summarise the data collected by Defra for

• the first 6 month reporting period - from 5 October 2015 to 6 April 2016
• the first full year - from 7 April 2016 to 6 April 2017

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