This study assesses the life cycle environmental impacts of the production, use and disposal of different carrier bags for the UK in 2006. In recent years, the relative environmental impacts of lightweight carrier bags and other options has been debated. By the Spring of 20098 leading supermarkets had halved the number of single use carrier bags used. However, questions still remain about the environmental significance of lightweight carrier bags, especially with regard to the wider debate on global warming. .
