Plastic bag charge to be doubled to 10p in all shops
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Shoppers will have to pay 10p for plastic bags in all shops across England under news plans set out by the environment secretary.
The existing 5p charge is to be doubled and will no longer be restricted to large retailers.The new measures laid out by Michael Gove come as schools are being urged to end the use of single-use plastics by 2022.
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