5p to £7...the cost of your carrier

Ditched 5p bag in favour of 8p or 10p ‘bag for life’ in August. As with other supermarkets, a bag for life is replaced for free if damaged. This allows it to avoid Government rules that all proceeds go to good causes. The supermarket claims all profits from sales still go to community causes but pockets at least 10 per cent of the price as a ‘cost of administering donations’. Traditional single-use bag replaced by sturdier ‘bag for life’ – costing 5p or 10p depending on size. This enables it to escape the single-use bag demand by the Government to give all proceeds to good causes. The supermarket claims to hand profits to good causes but does not reveal how much it pockets as ‘costs’. A Sainsbury’s spokesman says: ‘This is not information we would share.’ Charges 5p for every plastic bag or 10p for a ‘bag for life’ that can be replaced if damaged. All proceeds after tax go to good causes. The upmarket chain also sells fancy reusable jute and textured cotton bags – everything from a basic £3 bag to a Hestonbranded carrier for £7, where money is taken as profit. But the sale of a £5 Jucco bag results in a 50p donation to Breast Cancer Haven. Charges 5p for a plastic bag. All the proceeds after tax – just over 4p of the 5p paid by a shopper – are shared between local charities and good causes. Charges 5p for a single bag or 10p for a ‘bag for life’ that can be replaced for free if it gets damaged. All proceeds after tax from bag sales are split in half between national charities and local good causes. Charges 5p for every plastic bag. All proceeds after tax go to charity with the main beneficiary being the Morrisons Foundation. This is used to award grants to local charities and community projects. It also matches any funds its workers raise for charity. Charges 5p for a single plastic bag. All the money after tax goes to the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation which then distributes it to other good causes. This includes Alzheimer’s Research UK. Charges 5p for a single bag or 10p for a ‘bag for life’ – 15p in Northern Ireland. All profits are donated to nationwide community projects. It also sells a £1 foldaway bag made from recycled plastic bottles where all the proceeds are donated to good causes. Has always charged shoppers for plastic bags. Increased the price from 3p to 5p in 2015 in line with new rules. Donates ‘every penny’ to wildlife charity The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Scrapped 5p reusable carrier bags in July and now charges between 9p and 59p for thicker reusable ones. This allows it to escape Government rules on giving to charity so it can pocket much of the price as profit. From some of its proceeds, it gives to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.