Rejected petition Get rid of the 5p charge on bags.

If we are paying 5p per bag now, then in the future we will have to pay £1 to use a trolley! And if this is for the environment, then why not introduce Eco Friendly paper bags instead of charging 5p for plastic ones!

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/109895

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Date submitted 8 October 2015
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