Oxo-degradable plastic bags are worse for the environment - official DEFRA report out now
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Latest reports show re-usable bags are a health hazard
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latest evidence from Norway slams plastic bag tax myths
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The Times Explodes The Myths
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Plastic bag tax 'would increase waste' says WRAP
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Cotton Bags? Get real about the environment!
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Guardian puts it in perspective
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Top US green group says bag taxes don't work
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Environment Minister, Ben Bradshaw's view
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Australian experts U-Turn on Plastic Bags
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Taiwan rescinds plastic bag ban
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CBC responds to MCS Beachwatch Survey 2010

Boris Johnson's plastic bag attacks would create more waste and environmental damage in London

Paul Marmot takes over as Chairman

CBC slams Welsh Minister for forcing bag tax on people of Wales

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The Carrier Bag Consortium is a group of major UK carrier bag suppliers who have uniquely joined together to fight the possibility of a carrier bag tax being imposed in the UK.

Such a tax would wreck jobs and businesses and do no good for the environment.