{"id":11830,"date":"2016-10-03T13:13:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gojute.co.uk\/?p=11830"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:21:55","slug":"bag-tax-the-planet-wins-hands-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gojuteinternational.com\/en\/resources\/bag-tax-the-planet-wins-hands-down","title":{"rendered":"The Planet Wins Hands Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been 12 months since the 5p bag charge was introduced into England. Similar schemes have been operating in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for several years now, but has this charge made any difference to the wholesale supply of \u2018Bags for Life\u2019?<\/h2>\n

Cornish jute bag supplier GoJute Marketing Manager, finds out.<\/p>\n

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The aim of the 5p bag charge is to reduce the use of single-use plastic carrier bags by encouraging customers to re-use plastic carrier bags or to use an alternative, sustainable option.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to www.gov.uk<\/a>, in 2014 over 7.6bn single-use plastic bags were handed out to customers by major supermarkets in England, which equates to 140 bags per person or 61,000 tonnes in total. This figure dropped to 1.1bn bags in the first six months after the introduction of the scheme last October. It is estimated during the same six-month period that \u00a329.2m was donated to good causes, such as the environment, education, health, arts or charitable organisations directly as a result of the 5p charge.<\/p>\n

It is expected that over the next 10 years the benefits of the scheme will include:<\/p>\n