Sainsbury's lags behind rivals in plastic bag charity donations

Supermarket gives 1p to charity, while Tesco hands over 3p a bag

Sainsbury's is giving at least a third less to charity than any of its major rivals from 5p carrier bag charges intended to reduce plastic waste and raise cash for good causes.

From October, large retailers have had to charge shoppers 5p each for every single use carrier bag handed out at the check-out in England and pass on the proceeds to charity. The bag tax rules say large retailers should donate all proceeds to good causes after deducting "reasonable costs".