Sentences with phrase «charges on plastic bags»

Fifteen - hours - a-week free child care for all parents, 5p charges on plastic bags, the triple - lock on state pensions.

She said that the UK was a «world leader» when it came to cutting down plastic waste, citing recent policy changes from banning micro-beads in cosmetic products to 5p charges on plastic bags in supermarkets.

This capitalised on the morning's publication of statistics demonstrating the resounding success of the government's 2015 introduction of a 5p charge on plastic bags, resulting in an 83 per cent reduction in their use.

He did say, however, that he had spoken with both of his colleagues about the issue and hoped to arrive at a compromise — though he would not support any compromise that included a charge on plastic bags.

A 5 pence charge on plastic bags in shops has been unleashed in England on environmental grounds.

The Welsh government introduced a 5p charge on plastic bags in October 2011, reducing the number handed out at tills by 90 per cent and raising tens of thousands of pounds for good causes.

Existing eco-taxes plastic bags are ineffective, as the 0.28 $ charge on plastic bags excludes the most common lights plastic shopping bags.

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Final Straw's campaign is inspired by the 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in England which was introduced in October 2015.

«Following the introduction of the 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in England, usage fell by 85 % in just 6 months.

Based on statistics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — where a bag charge already exists — Tesco anticipates plastic carrier bag use in -LSB-...]

ALBANY - State lawmakers may be about to put the bag on the city's plans to charge shoppers a nickel for each plastic bag they use.

Most recently, a New York City - backed move to charge a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags was delayed amid concerns from state lawmakers.

State lawmakers may be about to put the bag on NYC's plans to charge shoppers a nickel for each plastic bag they use.

The proposal, to place a 5p charge on all single - use plastic carrier bags in England from October 2015, will genuinely cut down on their use.

Most Swedish grocery stores charge you for plastic or paper bags in an effort to keep waste low and encourage recycling so hang on to it while in Stockholm.

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Under regulations created by the D.C. Department of the Environment, bakeries, delicatessens, grocery stores, drugstores, convenience stores, department stores and any other «business that sells food items» must charge the tax on paper or plastic bags.

Many of us in Toronto are so wistful for the days of Mayor David Miller, he of bike lanes, Transit City, 5 Cent charges for plastic bags, green roofs and much more, including a sixty buck tax on licence plates that enraged the suburban driving crowd.

Starting March 15, all IKEA stores in the US will charge a nickel per plastic bag in an effort to get people to haul their Swedish Fish and affordable housewares out of the store in reusable bags and cut down on plastic bag waste.