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Plastic-Bag Usage Well Down In UK Following Levy Introduction, Study Finds

The use of plastic bags has dropped significantly since the introduction of a 5p levy in the UK, according to a study by market-research firm IRI. The s...

Tunisia To Prohibit Plastic Bags In Supermarkets From 2017

The use and distribution of plastic bags will be banned in Tunisia as of 1 March 2017. An agreement to this effect has been signed by the minister of lo...

Coop Switzerland Seeks To Reduce Plastic-Bag Use By 80%

To reduce the use of plastic bags, Coop Switzerland has announced plans to commence charging customers 5 cent for eco-friendly bags that are developed from...

Lidl To Dispense With Plastic Carrier Bags In 2017

German retailer Lidl has pledged to be the first discounter in Germany to stop selling the standard plastic carrier-bag, in the Spring of 20...

Rewe International AG To Phase Out Plastic Carrier Bags

Rewe International AG has announced that it will phase out plastic carrier bags for good, over the first six months of 2017. The move t...

UK Packaging Company Blames Closure On Bag Charges

A packaging firm in England has claimed that the 5p charge on plastic bags introduced in the UK last year is the reason it has gone bust. According...

Tesco Customers To Decide How Money Raised From Plastic Bag Charge Is Spent

Tesco customers will decide which local community projects in their area will receive money donated through the Government’s 5p plastic bag charge....

Walmart Canada To Charge For Plastic Bags From February

Walmart Canada has announced that from February 9, it will no longer provide free plastic bags to shoppers, as it tries to promote the use of reusable bags...

Tesco Reports 78% Fall In Plastic-Bag Use

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