A 5p charge for carrier bags supplied by supermarkets came into effect in England from Monday, 5 October 2015

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A 5p charge for carrier bags handed out at supermarkets came into effect in England from Monday, 5 October 2015. The number of plastic carrier bags handed out in stores was slashed by at least 650 million in the first year of Scotland's 5p charge.

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