S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
PLASTIC BAGS
NFRN offers retailers help as changes loom Each carrier bag will cost 25p in Northern Ireland from 1 April 2022.
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he NFRN has created a series of posters for its members in Northern Ireland to display to prepare customers for the forthcoming price hike on carrier bags. The posters, which advise that from 1 April 2022 carrier bags will cost 25p, can be downloaded from the NFRN’s website. The NFRN challenged the drastic increase when advised by Environment Minister Edwin Poots, in November 2021. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs was warned that while the increase was beneficial from an environmental standpoint, it would impact on independent retailers at a time of great financial uncertainty. Former Fed Northern Ireland President, Judith Mercer, said: “From an environmental standpoint, it makes sense. We want there to be less plastic, but this price increase is a big jump.”
