Plastic bag charge: Scots tell of paying for carriers

Many shoppers in England will have to pay 5p for a plastic carrier bag from Monday in a bid to slash the 7.6 billion handed out every year.

England is the last part of the UK to start charging for bags.

Shoppers at all supermarkets and large shops will be required to use their own bags or be charged for plastic carriers.

John Maguire reports from Scotland where a plastic bag charge has been in force since 2014.

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