When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered what happens to the money?
Well, in the case of River Island outlets – like the one in Plymouth’s Drake Circus and Royal Parade – profits from sales of carrier bags are donated to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children.
Newlife is the UK’s largest charity provider of specialist...
The 5p charge for single-use plastic carrier bags comes into effect today (5 October).
The charge, which will apply for all retailers with 250 or more full-time employees, is expected to significantly reduce the number of plastic bags taken from shops. It follows the success of similar schemes in Scotland and Wales – in Wales the charge led to a 79 per cent decrease in plastic bags in...
