Card Factory finds a sly way round the 5p bag charge
RETAILER Card Factory has found a sly way around the newly-introduced 5p bag charge.
The Wakefield company is cutting the handles off the bags.
The greetings card company told PRW magazine that Defra had confirmed that this complies to their regulations.
The practice has been condemned by environmental organisations and charities.
A spokesman for Friends of the Earth told The Huffington Post UK: “The whole point of the charge – which has been massively successful – is to make you think twice about whether you really need one, which people often don’t.
“Snipping off the handles is a clever wheeze to get round the charge, but it’s two fingers up at trying to protect animals and the environment.”
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