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4th April 2008
Shoppers reject plastic bag tax
Consumers are unlikely to welcome government proposals to introduce a tax on plastic bags, new research has revealed.
According to the a survey by the Times, shoppers would prefer to see the removal of single use bags altogether rather than have to pay a levy to use them, Talking Retail reports.
The research also discovered a number of other measures consumers wanted retailers to implement to improve their environmental record.
Respondents urged shops to reduce the amount of packaging used on goods for sale, indicating that both independent retailers and wholesalers could increase their green credentials by devising new packaging strategies.
In addition some 72 per cent of consumers thought incentives were the best way to increase the use of re-usable bags, with the offering of reward points or money-off schemes crucial to regulating consumer behaviour.
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