STOP Carrier bag charge to shoppers
STOP Carrier bag charge to shoppers
The Issue
- Why are the general public asked to pay a fee, to walk around with a bag promoting the retailer they purchased goods from.
- Why has the 5p fee been allowed to grow to whatever the retailer now decides for plastic/paper bags.
- Why even when it’s a recycled paper bag - are shoppers being charged. Today I paid 35p for a Paper bag with the ‘Clarks’ & 50p @ ‘M&S’ with both store brand plastered all over.
- I propose for all paper bags without a retailers logo the charge is removed. These bags should be available in all stores.
- I propose that where there is a paper bag with the retailers logo - the shopper gets 50p off for walking around with it, effectively advertising the retailer.
- I propose that for polythene bags the shops still using them pay a tax for all bags NOT the consumer.

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The Issue
- Why are the general public asked to pay a fee, to walk around with a bag promoting the retailer they purchased goods from.
- Why has the 5p fee been allowed to grow to whatever the retailer now decides for plastic/paper bags.
- Why even when it’s a recycled paper bag - are shoppers being charged. Today I paid 35p for a Paper bag with the ‘Clarks’ & 50p @ ‘M&S’ with both store brand plastered all over.
- I propose for all paper bags without a retailers logo the charge is removed. These bags should be available in all stores.
- I propose that where there is a paper bag with the retailers logo - the shopper gets 50p off for walking around with it, effectively advertising the retailer.
- I propose that for polythene bags the shops still using them pay a tax for all bags NOT the consumer.

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Petition created on 31 January 2025