Groundwork
M&S donated all the profits* from food carrier bags from May 2008-2011 to environmental charity Groundwork - which improved parks, play areas and public gardens around the UK.
Click on an icon on the map below to find out more about the M&S Groundwork projects in the UK.
*All of the 1.85p profit from the sale of food carrier bags was donated to Groundwork from 2010 to 2011.
Upload your photos and be part of the Groundwork community
1. Upload images to your Flickr account
If you don't already have an account, you can create one for free here
2. Visit the Plan A Groundwork Flickr group
Select 'Join This Group'
3. Link your photos to a specific Groundwork project
Type the 'Flickr tag' for the project into the box marked 'Add a tag'. The Flickr tag can be found by clicking on an icon on the map above
4. Send your image to the Groundwork group
Whilst you're viewing your image in the Flickr photostream, select the button labelled 'Send to Group' and select 'Plan A Groundwork'
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other images you wish to add to the Groundwork Group.
Please make sure you get consent from any other people in your photos before uploading them.
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Community voices
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Lewis, 12 years old, Green patch in Kettering
Groundwork facts
So far, M&S' carrier bag charging scheme has:
- Raised £5.2m for Groundwork
- Helped to renovate 79 gardens, parks and play areas across the UK, with 21 more in development
- Reduced food carrier bag usage by 80%, 464 million bags
Kicking the bag habit
Watch our animation to find out why we started charging for food carrier bags.
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