Nearly 60,000 Tonnes of Plastic Avoided a Year: Measuring the UK Bag Levy’s Impact
Introduction England’s single-use plastic carrier bag charge is one of the quiet success stories of UK environmental policy. New figures reported by edie, drawing on Defra data, show that sales of single-use plastic bags at major retailers have fallen by 98% since the levy was introduced. As a carbon accountant, I find this case worth […]
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