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Consultation Outcome Published 31 Aug 2020 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on GOV.UK

Single use carrier bags: extending and increasing the charge

Seeking views on extending and increasing the single use carrier bag charge as part of our commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan.

Opened 27 Dec 2018
Closed 22 Feb 2019
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We want your views on our proposal to extend and increase the carrier bag charge. The proposals include:

  • extending the charge to include all retailers (with no reporting requirements for small and medium businesses)
  • increasing the charge to 10p
  • requiring producers of single use carrier bags to report how much they sell
  • removing the exemption at security restricted areas in airports