Neat News 212 (added 2016-07-30)

Plastic Bag Usage Reduced in England

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By the introduction of a 5p fee for plastic bags the usage of plastic bags has been reduced in seven major supermarkets in England from more than 7 billion bags in 2014 to less than 700 million in the six months after the introduction of the levy.

News seen at: BBC - Environment

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