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| Plastic bag maker goes bust 'due to 5p charge' | Plastic bag maker goes bust 'due to 5p charge' |
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| The introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in England has been blamed for a packaging firm going into administration. | The introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in England has been blamed for a packaging firm going into administration. |
| Forty workers have been made redundant at Nelson Packaging's factory in Lancashire, which was started in 1975. | Forty workers have been made redundant at Nelson Packaging's factory in Lancashire, which was started in 1975. |
| Managing director Michael Flynn said it was mainly due to "the English bag legislation and corresponding impact on customer and retailer demand". | Managing director Michael Flynn said it was mainly due to "the English bag legislation and corresponding impact on customer and retailer demand". |
| He also blamed "aggressive overseas competition". | He also blamed "aggressive overseas competition". |
| The 5p charge for bags was introduced in England last October after it was launched in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland since 2011. | The 5p charge for bags was introduced in England last October after it was launched in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland since 2011. |
| One worker told the BBC they believed the legislation had had a "slight but not a massive impact" on the business, which was taken over by Cheshire-based packaging firm Intelipac three years ago. | |
| Union representative Robert Copeland, who had been with the firm since 1986, said staff were told last Wednesday that they were being made redundant and were told to leave the factory immediately. | Union representative Robert Copeland, who had been with the firm since 1986, said staff were told last Wednesday that they were being made redundant and were told to leave the factory immediately. |
| "It's daunting as I have no interview skills. I'm 49 years old and I've got to now go into a new working environment and start again. It is scary. | "It's daunting as I have no interview skills. I'm 49 years old and I've got to now go into a new working environment and start again. It is scary. |
| "I was 19 when I started and… you were seeing the children of people you have been working with for 30 years starting to come through so you had parents and children [at the factory]." | "I was 19 when I started and… you were seeing the children of people you have been working with for 30 years starting to come through so you had parents and children [at the factory]." |