These regulations exempt grocery delivery or collection services from the 5p charge.
Documents
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 , file type: PDF, file size: 46 KB
Explanatory memorandum , file type: PDF, file size: 219 KB
Details
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010, place a requirement on all retailers to charge a minimum of 5p for single use carrier bags.
For a period of 3 months, these regulations exempt single use carrier bags used solely for the purposes of carrying goods purchased as part of a grocery delivery or collection service in order to minimise the risk to home delivery staff and other customers of spreading or contracting COVID-19 during the course of home deliveries.