Manchester: After the new plastic bag charge, thefts of shopping baskets has increased, which has made Tesco to resort to putting security tags on their baskets.
The government's 5p tax on carrier bags were implemented as of 5th October 2015, and supermarkets have stated that there has been a significant rise in the number of stolen baskets.
It was reported that 1/3 of Tesco's wired baskets were stolen from one store in Greater Manchester, within a week.
