# @welshgovernment on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C88wQWeAeLi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20310929-welshgovernment-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/57ada42e1f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-07-03T05:45:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Welsh Government (@WelshGovernment) — https://gondola.cc/WelshGovernment

## Caption

We were the FIRST in the UK to charge for single-use carrier bags 🙌

We’ve since seen a 55% drop in plastic bags littered on beaches.

Our next step will be to ban single-use plastic carrier bags by spring 2026 ♻️🌍

#PlasticBagFreeDay

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- **Likes:** 33
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- **Comments:** 3

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