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Single-use plastic carrier bags charge data for England

data.gov.uk (National Data Library) OGL-UK-3.0 ↪ webpage — more clicking needed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · updated 2026-07-30
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These datasets provide the information submitted to government about single-use carrier bag charging in England, including the number and proceeds of single-use plastic carrier bags issued and charged for by retailers. It includes mandatory data on bags sold under the charge and voluntary data submitted by retailers on any proceeds donated to good causes. Further commentary on the latest data can be found in the most recent Carrier bag charge: summary of data in England publication on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carrier-bag-charge-summary-of-data-in-england.

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