Since 5 October 2015, large retailers (250 or more employees) in England have been required by law to charge 5 pence for all single-use plastic carrier bags. They are required by law to report certain information (the number of single-use carrier bags sold under the charge, gross proceeds, any costs incurred and the use of the net proceeds) to Defra, and provide information on donations on a voluntary basis. Wildly popular with businesses across the UK, our best-selling cotton bags combine long-lasting brand awarenesswith unbeatable low prices, making them a great choice for even the tightest of marketing budgets. Airline baggage allowances stated in this table are based on standard economy flights to and from Europe, and are per person, per flight. Our BrandedNon-Woven Shopping Bags are manufacturedfrom 80gsm non-woven polypropylene which is an eco-friendly material, to offer your clients a tote bag that they can use when they go on their weekly shopping trips.

For the 2021 to 2022 period, the main retailers (Asda, The Co-operative Group, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose) sold 197 million single-use plastic bags. This is equivalent to each person in the population purchasing 3 bags per year during 2021 to 2022. In 2019 to 2020 they sold 271 million single-use plastic carrier bags. This publication summarises data collected by Defra for the 12 months reporting year from 7 April 2017 to 6 April 2018. We have previously published summaries for earlier years. We have published the full dataset on data.gov.uk. This includes the details provided by each retailer.

You can also promote your environmentally-friendly credentials and company values with the Recyclable Rainham Drawstring Bag; their eco-credentials and brand awareness potential mean they appeal from both a business andan ethical perspective. Figure 1: amount donated by retailers to specific areas in 2020 to 2021 (millions of pounds donated) Type of good causes

Since 5 October 2015, large retailers (250 or more employees) in England have been required by law to charge 5p [footnote 1] for all single use plastic carrier bags. They are required by law to report certain information [footnote 2] to Defra and provide information on donations on a voluntary basis. If your ski boots fit within these restrictions then they may be carried as your one piece of hand luggage.The data for the latest year 2019 to 2020 are not exactly comparable against the data from the previous year for 2018 to 2019, owing to slight differences in the list of retailers who provided data. However, this difference in the retailers reporting does not have a significant impact on the overall aggregate figures or the trend. For the 2021 to 2022 reporting year, large retailers were required to charge a minimum of 5 pence (before 21 May 2021) or 10 pence (after 21 May 2021) per bag for carrier bags that are all of the following: Figure 2 shows the types of good causes to which retailers donated in 2021 to 2022. This chart only covers the 65 retailers who provided this information, and includes 6 of the 7 main retailers:

are small and medium-sized businesses with fewer than 250 full-time equivalent employees (although some report data on a voluntary basis) The headline figures on donations are not directly comparable between 2017/18 and 2018/19 due to changes in the retailers providing this information. In 2017 to 2018 data on donations was provided by 153 (61%) retailers. They accounted for 77% of all bags reported for that period. Marks and Spencer did not report. Figure 2, above, shows the types of good causes to which retailers donated in 2019 to 2020. This chart only covers the 78 retailers who provided this information, and includes six of the seven main retailers:For the 2020 to 2021 period, the main retailers (Asda, The Cooperative Group, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose) sold 294 million single use plastic bags, this is equivalent to each person in the England purchasing just over 5 bags per year. Number of single use carrier bags sold under the charge, gross proceeds, any costs incurred and the use of the net proceeds. ↩ the remaining 18 retailers who did not report, did not notify us of the reason for not supplying the information. These retailers together sold 8.9 million bags in 2019 to 2020 (1.4% of total bags) The total number of single-use plastic bags sold by all retailers who reported in 2021 to 2022 was 496 million. In 2019 to 2020 they sold 627 million single-use plastic bags. This figure of 496 million includes a small number of single-use carrier bags (less than 1%) that were reported on a voluntary basis. retailers provided data in 2019 to 2020 who had not in 2018 to 2019, 7 of these have provided data for the first time. These retailers account for 0.3% of the total number of single use bags reported for 2019 to 2020

Our best-selling ExpressDrawstring Bags, for example,are perfect for younger audiencesas they are a slightly smaller size, come in a wide range of appealing colours and have a large print area for your company branding. When booking online, you can add bikes or golf bags to your booking for an extra charge. The maximum weight for bikes is 32kg and 22kg for golf bags. It is important to note that the data for 2020 to 2021 cannot be directly compared with other years, due to unique circumstances related to the coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic. Some of these effects may have continued to have an impact in 2021 to 2022. Further information related to this can be found in the 2020 to 2021 report.This is equivalent to each person in the population using 10 bags in 2018 to 2019, compared to 19 bags in 2016 to 2017, and 140 bags in 2014 before the charge was introduced. All of the main retailers saw a reduction in the usage of single use bags. Tesco and Morrisons saw the largest reductions of 211 million (63%) and 118 million bags (64%) respectively. sold by a large retailer who employs 250 or more full-time equivalent employees in total (not just in retail roles) - it is possible that for some of these, the retail element may be a relatively small part of their business Promotional bags are a brilliant way to generate fuss-free awareness for your business - and don't just take our word for it!