Supermarkets donate plastic bag proceeds to dementia fund
by Hilary Osborne from on (#PGGS)
A dementia research centre at UCL will receive millions as Asda, Morrisons, Iceland and Waitrose pledge carrier bag money
Four of the UK's biggest supermarkets have announced they will put proceeds from the 5p carrier bag charge into a single fund to fight dementia.
Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose have pledged funds from the levy on single-use carrier bags to support the construction of a world-class dementia research centre at UCL in London.
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