Wales launches campaign to encourage bag reuse

Environment, sustainability and housing minister Jane Davidson is spearheading a radio and online campaign to encourage people to reuse their plastic bags.

The first 1,000 people who register on the website will receive a reusable bag.

In February, Davidson revealed that she had asked her department to develop legislation to ban plastic bags.

She said: “Currently there is a voluntary agreement where certain retailers have agreed to reduce the number of single use carrier bags by 50% – this is a good target.”

“But this does not cover all retailers and still leaves 50% using one-trip plastic bags,” she added.

A total of 480 million plastic bags were used in Wales last year. The estimated cost of removing this form of litter is £1m.

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