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Plastic Bag Charges Will Fund Hundreds Of Charity Grants And Projects Around England

Here Are Some Of The Brilliant Places Your 5p Bag Charge Will Go
Sarah Ann Harris
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England's shoppers have so far defied the media’s predictions of chaos to actually take the new plastic bag charge in their stride - with many even praising the new levy.

There is, of course, a good reason to bring reusable bags to the shops. But many charities could benefit from the charge, as money collected from it has been earmarked for good causes.

While there is actually no clause in recent legislation to specify that money raised must be given to charity in the recent legislation, the UK’s biggest supermarkets are all planning to donate funds to good causes…

Supermarkets Donate Plastic Bag Charge Money To Charity
Tesco(01 of05)
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Money raised from the charge will be used to pay for a large number of local environmental improvement projects around the country. These will include parks, sports facilities woodland walks and community gardens.

Tesco customers will have the chance to vote in store and online for the projects they most want to go ahead in their own local areas.

Six projects will receive funding in each of 432 regions annually, which means that around 2,500 different projects are expected to receive funding from the bag charge after just one year. The amount of funding available for individual local projects will range from £8,000 to £12,000. (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sainsbury's(02 of05)
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Decisions on which charities to donate money raised by the charge will be made on a store-by-store basis, so charities are advised to contact their local outlet.

Sainsbury's stores all have their own individual Local Charity of the Year, which customers vote for in June, This charity is then supported for a year. (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Morrisons(03 of05)
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The Morrisons Foundation will use money to offer grants to local charities around the country.

It will continue to support its current charity partner Sue Ryder, which supports people with complex needs and life-threatening illnesses, using funds from the bag charge.

The supermarket chain has also pledged money to research into dementia, in partnership with UCL. (credit:Loop Images via Getty Images)
Waitrose(04 of05)
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Money raised through the plastic bag charge will go into a community and environmental fund, with a good cause nominated each year.

For the first year, they will be joining with UCL to fund research into dementia. (credit:Loop Images via Getty Images)
Asda(05 of05)
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Asda has also signed up to donate funds from the new levy to help fight dementia alongside UCL.It has not yet announced any other initiatives. (credit:Loop Images via Getty Images)

The new 5p charge for plastic bags came into force on Monday.

While some media outlets predicted "chaos", most people on social media welcomed the move...

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