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Scottish shoppers to pay 5p for carrier bags
From October next year shoppers in Scotland will have to pay 5p for carrier bags, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced.
The charge will be applied to all forms of carrier bags- not just plastic ones.
Mr Lochhead said that Scots use around 750 million bags every year and says the new scheme will show that the Scottish Government is taking "decision action" to cut down on the amount of bags being thrown out.
The proceeds from the bag charges will go to charity, with good causes expected to receive up to £5 million as a result of the scheme.