Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge



Single-use plastic bag use in slot England has fallen by 20% after a 10p charge was brought in last year, the government has said.The price was increased from the 5p charge introduced in 2015.

The average person now buys around three single-use carrier bags a year, down from 140 in 2014, government figures say.

But environmentalists claim say this is the tip of the iceberg in the plastic problem.

Plastic pollution is a huge global challenge with particles found everywhere from human blood to the Arctic.

Charges for single-use plastic bags were introduced to discourage unnecessary use. Since 2015, usage has decreased by 97% in England, according to figures from Defra, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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