Since introducing a five-pence charge on plastic bags in supermarkets last October, English shoppers have used six billion fewer bags than last year. The charge is also expected to save 60 million pounds in litter clean-up costs and has already raised 29 million pounds for good causes as most of the money collected by the supermarkets is donated. England is the last country in the U.K to adopt the charge, which has been successful as well in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
England plastic bag usage drops 85% since five-pence charge introduced
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