Sustainability stats: Plastic bag charge in numbers

The 5p plastic bag levy will be introduced nationwide by the Government and will be compulsory for businesses that employ 250 or more full-time employees and sell or deliver goods in England.

Scotland and Wales have already operated with the levy in place and have not only seen a huge decrease in demand for plastic bags, but have also been able to announce annual economic boosts as a result.

Here at edie, we’ve crunched the numbers to give you the essential stats behind the plastic menace plaguing our shops, homes and streets.

Carrier bag tax: Infographic

Business money-saving organisation Make It Cheaper recently conducted a survey into customer attitudes towards the charge to alleviate hesitations, and highlighted the benefits that the charge can provide businesses – backed up by some of the above stats – with the below infographic…

Matt Mace