Northern Ireland Carrier Bag Levy Annual Statistics 2021/22 released

Northern Ireland Executive
18 Aug 2022, 21 GMT+10

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the Northern Ireland carrier bag levy annual statistics for 2021/22.

This statistical report is updated annually and the published statistics relate to the carrier bag levy that commenced on 8 April 2013. The figures relate to the number of bags dispensed by retailers in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 as notified to the Department by 30 June 2022.

The key points are

During the ninth year of operation, 51.2 million carrier bags were dispensed by retailers under the carrier bag levy in Northern Ireland.

This was 8.9% lower than the previous year, with 5 million fewer bags dispensed. The number of lower rate bags dispensed decreased by 7.6% between 2020/21 and 2021/22 while the number of upper rate bags dispensed decreased by 10.3%.

The number of carrier bags dispensed in 2021/22 is markedly lower than the baseline figure prior to the introduction of the levy, which was estimated at 300 million bags in 2012. Year 9 of the 5 pence levy saw an 82.9% reduction in bag numbers dispensed annually compared to the baseline figure.

The proceeds of the levy for 2021/22 totalled Pound 2.7 million, an increase of Pound 0.5 million (24.9%) from the previous year.

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