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UK Plastic bag charge set to be doubled to 10p
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27th December 2018
Externalities and government intervention in action. The UK government DEFRA is consulting on plans to increase the price of smaller plastic bags to 10 pence in a bid to tackle plastic pollution and cut the use of single-use carriers. 5p bag sales already have the potential to raise revenue to support good causes and there has been a sizeable cut in the usage of plastic bags. There seems to be broad public support for extending these charges to plastic bottles and cans. The European Union has just announced a ban on single use plastic such as disposable plates and straws.
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I: 10p charge for plastic bags in every shop #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/nUknOKj7Ly
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 26, 2018
Our 5p #plastic bag charge has taken over 15 billion bags out of circulation. We want to go further by extending the charge to all retailers and increasing it to 10p.
— Defra UK (@DefraGovUK) December 27, 2018
Find out more and take part in our consultation: https://t.co/nXqmiGSovz #PassOnPlastic pic.twitter.com/oUXVYi7ojm
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