Wellness for Peace Education on Climate Change: NORTHERN IRELAND: 80% Reduction in Plastic Bags. Plastic bag use in Northern Ireland may have fallen by more than 80% since the introduction of a levy earlier this year. Provisional government figures indicate that 17.5 million single-use carrier bags were dispensed by retailers between 8 April and 30 June. It is estimated that 300 million carrier bags were used in NI in 2012. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said: "This is great news for the environment." Figures from several major supermarkets suggest a possible annual reduction of more than 80% in those stores. Due to factors such as seasonal variation, the Department of the Environment (DoE) is reluctant to use the data for a single quarter as a basis on which to predict the likely annual reduction for the entire retail sector.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

NORTHERN IRELAND: 80% Reduction in Plastic Bags. Plastic bag use in Northern Ireland may have fallen by more than 80% since the introduction of a levy earlier this year. Provisional government figures indicate that 17.5 million single-use carrier bags were dispensed by retailers between 8 April and 30 June. It is estimated that 300 million carrier bags were used in NI in 2012. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said: "This is great news for the environment." Figures from several major supermarkets suggest a possible annual reduction of more than 80% in those stores. Due to factors such as seasonal variation, the Department of the Environment (DoE) is reluctant to use the data for a single quarter as a basis on which to predict the likely annual reduction for the entire retail sector.

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