The History of Wales - On 1st October 2011, a charge of 5p was introduced on all single use carrier bags, in an attempt to drastically reduce the number of bags given
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I just thought they were brilliant': Meet the woman with a unique interest in plastic carrier bags | ITV News Wales
![Welsh Government Publishes Bill to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags | ACS | The Association of Convenience Stores Welsh Government Publishes Bill to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags | ACS | The Association of Convenience Stores](https://cdn.acs.org.uk/public/styles/large/public/field/image/carrier_bags_3.jpg?itok=b8QhKNAL)
Welsh Government Publishes Bill to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags | ACS | The Association of Convenience Stores
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Woolworths to phase out its 15c recyclable plastic bags in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania | Daily Mail Online
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Plastic bags full of items for recycling tagged as containing inappropriate items and not collected by the council, Wales UK Stock Photo - Alamy
![Welsh Government suspends 5p plastic bag charge for home deliveries and collection services - Business Live Welsh Government suspends 5p plastic bag charge for home deliveries and collection services - Business Live](https://i2-prod.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/article17330973.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/2_Christmas-spending-to-rise.jpg)