"If they had been they would have made it clear ... carrier bag, that bit's true. But is this an environmental solution, as what we've now got is millions and millions of very small bits of plastic?" ...

While supermarkets and many shops are no longer handing out carrier bags, small traders have been using a smaller bag made of clear plastic. And there are signs these are being smuggled into the ...

Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches in size. Clear bags may have a logo on one side as long as that logo does not exceed 4 inches by 3.4 ...

Across the EU in 2022, each person used on average 66.6 lightweight plastic carrier bags.This marked a decrease of 10.8 bags (-14 per cent) per person compared with 2021. In total, 29.8 billion ...