fucking humans
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-bag-for-life-waste-5p-charge-michael-gove-iceland-tesco-pollution-a8699441.html
that's a lot of lives
I don't get it.
The 5p charge reduced single-use bag usage from 7.6bn to ~1bn. The "bags for life" use around twice as much plastic, and sold 1.18bn last year. So total plastic going into landfill must have reduced by roughly 50%
What am I missing?
That the aim is reduce by 100%, not 50
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fucking humans
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-bag-for-life-waste-5p-charge-michael-gove-iceland-tesco-pollution-a8699441.html
that's a lot of lives