The now United Kingdom-wide charge for single use plastic retail bags has had a significant impact on the amount being carelessly thrown away by consumers, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). In its latest Great British Beach Clean report, the MCS said the number of plastic bags found across 364 beaches around the U.K. - which had been "swept" by nearly 6,000 volunteers over one weekend in September -had fallen by 40 percent in a year.
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