# Poundland’s plastic carrier bag sales raise £670k for Macmillan Cancer Support

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/19/poundlands-plastic-carrier-bag-sales-raise-670k-macmillan-cancer-support/
- Published: 2016-05-19T13:08:34+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**How much are the 5p per plastic bag sales worth to charity? Poundland has just
donated £670,000 from them to Macmillan Cancer Support.**

Its partnership with its national charity partner has now raised over £2 million.

Indeed, sales of plastic carrier bags have raised even more for charity at Poundland.
The company will also make a one-off donation to UCL Dementia Research charity and
a donation to its Welsh charity partner, Cancer Research Wales. This will bring 
the total that the business will give to charity from carrier bag sales to almost
£800,000.

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_Poundland donates the sales of its 5p plastic carrier bags to charity_

Legislation across the UK requires retailers to charge 5p per plastic bag given 
to customers.

Poundland states that it is committed to reducing the number of bags in landfill
and ensures all plastic bags sold in stores are made from recyclable material.

 

 * **Read [four supermarkets’ plastic bags levy to raise funds for dementia charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/06/four-supermarkets-pledge-carrier-bag-funds-to-fight-dementia/)**

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