card factory removes handles from plastic bags to avoid 5p charge /

reduction cards retailer skirts government charge by cutting off handles from single-use bags and giving them to customers freeDiscount greetings cards retailer Card Factory has chopped the handles off thousands of its carrier bags as a way to sidestep the government’s 5p bag tax.
From October, English shoppers gain had to pay the charge for throwaway plastic carrier bags from large store chains under a scheme to protect the environment.
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Source: theguardian.com