The bag tax is 10p [1]. California has had a similar one since 2016 with a 10 cent fee [2].
Anecdotally, the fee seems to work well in both places, or at least single-use plastic bag use seems relatively low as most people seem to bring a reusable bag or use a backpack or similar.
Yes, but the reusable bags seem to have become less durable and there has been a huge increase in the number of them used and therefore the amount of plastic used.
Anecdotally, the fee seems to work well in both places, or at least single-use plastic bag use seems relatively low as most people seem to bring a reusable bag or use a backpack or similar.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-re...
[2] https://calrecycle.ca.gov/plastics/carryoutbags/