Carrier Bag Charges in England, Scotland and Wales

Next (including Lipsy & Victoria's Secret) Carrier Bag Charges

7th April 2025 to 6th April 2026

Next carrier bags can be returned to our stores by customers when worn out and replaced for free.

	England	Scotland	Wales	Channel Islands	Republic of Ireland
Number of chargeable bags supplied	14,347,956	1,849,470	765,036	46,714	752,038
Total amount received from the sale of bags	£2,152,193	£277,421	£114,755	£30,777	€112,806
VAT	£358,699	£46,237	£19,126	£0	€21,094
Net proceeds of the charge - donated to our chosen charities	£597,832	£77,061	£31,877	£12,343	€28,953
Chosen charities	The Microfibre Consortium The Woodland Trust Refurnish The Shooting Star Children's Hospice Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice Eden Valley Hospice Children's Hospice South West Rainbows Children's Hospice St Oswald's Hospice Keep Britain Tidy WWF East Anglia Children's Hospice Greenfingers Charity WRAP	Children’s Hospices Across Scotland WWF	Tŷ Hafan WWF	Ocean Culture Life	Irish Cancer Society Pieta
For more information on the carrier bag charge	England Carrier Bag Charges	Carrier Bag Charges Scotland	Carrier Bag Charges Wales	Carrier Bag Charges Channel Islands	Ireland Carrier Bag Charges

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