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At last: England joins Wales and Northern Ireland in charging for plastic bags | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![199m fewer plastic bags in circulation since introduction of 5p charge in NI | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk 199m fewer plastic bags in circulation since introduction of 5p charge in NI | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](https://focus.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/thumbor/xjEtSR0kSDhxRwR9G1n8Q_QlrhY=/0x8:1500x835/1280x853/prod-mh-ireland/657b193e-937c-11ed-8e41-0210609a3fe2.jpg)
199m fewer plastic bags in circulation since introduction of 5p charge in NI | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
![Repak on X: "Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce a plastic bag levy which has taken approx. 1 billion plastic bags off the market! https://t.co/r4p0zOBWIH" / X Repak on X: "Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce a plastic bag levy which has taken approx. 1 billion plastic bags off the market! https://t.co/r4p0zOBWIH" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJH9cEkXcAADv-G.jpg)
Repak on X: "Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce a plastic bag levy which has taken approx. 1 billion plastic bags off the market! https://t.co/r4p0zOBWIH" / X
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