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Scotland introduces a minimum charge for plastic bags

Geoff Riley

21st October 2014

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From the 20th of October, shoppers in Scotland are required to pay a minimum charge of 5 pence for each plastic bag they use.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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