It's had the desired effect in Scotland where pretty much every bag is included in the charge.
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The number of plastic bags handed out in stores was slashed by 80% - the equivalent of 650 million carriers - in the first year of Scotland's 5p charge.
New figures were released on the anniversary of its introduction.
The charge for single-use carriers has also raised about £6.7m for good causes in the past 12 months.
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