In Wales ALL bags have to be bought, plastic, paper, large or small, I think only loose meat can have a free bag
I buy whole chickens sometimes and I'm not happy that the supermarket cannot place the already wrapped bird in another bag, to make sure it doesn't come into contact with the rest of my shopping
If only my local town had a greengrocer, fishmonger or butcher, unfortunately it's now made up of charity shops, betting shops and empty premises. I don't have a farmers market near and only one very expensive farm shop 15 minute drive away.
I really miss not having a local buyers shop, the last in town in the market closed a couple of years ago. I don't eat much meat but they had lovely chicken portions and I always got my Christmas turkey there, the queue to pick up orders at Christmas was down the to the market entrance