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I was surprised by "Shops are expected [my emphasis] to donate the money to charitable causes - and the charge is estimated to have raised £169 million since 20
by phjesusthatguy3 7y ago
I was surprised by "Shops are expected [my emphasis] to donate the money to charitable causes - and the charge is estimated to have raised £169 million since 2015." so I went looking and it looks like the only thing keeping them from just pocketing the money is a £20,000 fine.[0][1]
[0]https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42638548 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42638548
[1]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#how-much-you-can-be-fined https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-re...