Single-use plastic carrier bags issued in England 2016-2023, by major supermarkets

The number of single-use plastic carrier bags issued by English supermarkets has decreased considerably since the mandatory charge was introduced in 2015. This charge was introduced in a bid to reduce the environmental impacts of plastic waste. As a result, the number of single-use plastic carrier bags issued by Tesco dropped from 637 million to just 1.4 million from FY 2016 to 2021, while in 2022 and 2023 Tesco did not sell any single-use carrier bags in England. The Co-Op saw a reduction from roughly 126 million bags in FY 2016 to just below 25 million bags in FY 2023.