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Co-op increases the cost of bags for life

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The Co-op in Jersey has increased the cost of its bags for life from 10p to 15p.

The Plastic Free July campaign has started, and Co-op bosses said the aim of the price increase was to limit the amount of islanders buying new such bags each time they went shopping.

It has also launched a reusable bag bin in the Grand Marche, for people to donate bags so others could use them as an alternative to buying one.

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