US EditionPrimark will introduce new checkout fee for shoppers from May 12 - Liverpool Echo
- Primark will start charging customers 15p for all paper bags from Monday, May 12, 2025, in stores across the UK.
- This change follows Primark's environmental commitment to reduce clothing and non-clothing waste by encouraging less single-use bag consumption.
- Primark's popular brown paper bags, previously provided free of charge and produced entirely from recycled materials that can be recycled again, will now carry a 15p fee regardless of their size, and the new versions will be somewhat more durable.
- A Primark representative emphasized their dedication to addressing waste issues through various initiatives, describing this particular adjustment as a modest measure aimed at encouraging customers to choose reusable bags.
- The fee aims to reduce waste, with mixed public reactions including dismay from some customers and support from retail workers advising bring-your-own bags instead.
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