article_snippet: ‘Banish the Bags’ campaign, which launched in February 2008 with the backing of groups from the National Trust to the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
article_snippet: Protect Rural England is set to follow suit with a 5p levy on the plastic bags in October after supermarkets failed to meet pledges to reduce bag numbers through voluntary schemes.
article_snippet: All profits from the charges in Protect Rural England will go to good causes, which will include a raft of green clean-up groups, tackling green spaces, rivers and beaches, as well as other charities.
article_snippet: the bags work has been supported by money raised through a 5p charge on bags by Marks & Spencer, which led the way among retailers in tackling the blight the bags cause.
article_snippet: ‘Banish the Bags’ campaign, which launched in February 2008 ith the backing of groups from the National Trust to the Campaign to Protect Rural England .
highlights_snippet: Means UK is on course to meet 2025 target, with England set to bring in 5p levy on plastic bags in October .