Green | November 06, 2007 | 1 comment

M&S to Charge for Plastic Bags

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/06/waste.recycling

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Marks and Spencer is to introduce a 5p charge for plastic grocery bags in England, the company announced Nov 6th 2007.
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1 comment // M&S to Charge for Plastic Bags

  • abbym0308
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    • People in Britain use an average of 300 plastic bags every year. Each bag lasts up to 400 years, spending the vast majority of that time in a landfill site or strewn across the British countryside. M&S has taken a step in the right direction, but there are people working to get a bag tax in Britain signed into legislation. This has been a successful way to reduce the number of plastic bags used in other countries, so why not here?

    • 4 years ago
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