Tesco , the UK ’s largest retailer , is to phase out the provision of £ ##500 ( $ 0.06 ) “ single - use ” plastic shopping bags in a pilot scheme in certain stores . The bags , which is the first of its kind by a supermarket , will run for 10 weeks in shops in Aberdeen , Dundee and Norwich . If successful , the scheme could be extended to all Tesco supermarkets . Reusable bags costing a minimum of £ 0.10 will still be available . prices of single - use bags in stores in England have risen by over 85 % since the introduction of the £ ##500 charge in October 2015 .
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, is to phase out the provision of £0.05 ($0.06) “single-use” plastic carrier bags in a pilot scheme in certain stores. The trial, which is the first of its kind by a supermarket, will run for 10 weeks in shops in Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich. If successful, the scheme could be extended to all Tesco supermarkets. Reusable bags costing a minimum of £0.10 will still be available. Sales of single-use bags in supermarkets in England have fallen by over 85% since the introduction of the £0.05 charge in October 2015.