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Northern Ireland introduces levy on sale of plastic bags

2013-04-09 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

Northern Ireland has introduced a compulsory charge on the sale of all plastic shopping bags in the region, in a bid to stop their widespread usage.

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Northern Ireland launches plastic bag levy

2013-04-08 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Retailers in Northern Ireland will today start charging at least five pence for each carrier bag handed out to customers, as part of a drive across the province to reduce plastic waste. The Northern Ireland Executive has introduced the Carrier Bag Levy, in a move designed to significantly reduce the 250 million carrier bags distributed in the country each year. Northern Ireland follows in the footsteps of Wales, which introduced a similar charge in 2011 and subsequently cut handouts of bags...

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