Ecowatch - A new report from [UK] Marine Conservation Society has determined an 80% decline in the amount of plastic bags found washed up on beaches in the past 10 years. The report links the decline in plastic bag waste to the enacting of fees for single-use plastic bags at large supermarket retailers in 2015. Marine Conservation Society completes a survey on beach litter every year and has done so for three decades. Last year, its volunteers found 4,684 single-use plastic bags in the UK and Channel Islands.
As the Centre for Public Impact reported, England first issued a law requiring retailers with 250 or more full-time employees to charge at least 5 pence per each single-use plastic bag. Fees typically range between 5 and 25 pence per bag, The Guardian reported....In 2023, the UK government shared a report that found plastic bag usage at major supermarkets declined by 98% from 2014 to 2023.
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