While I don't think it really refutes your point; are you aware of the minimum charge on plastic bags introduced in England? It practically overnight reduced th

While I don't think it really refutes your point; are you aware of the minimum charge on plastic bags introduced in England? It practically overnight reduced the number of plastic bags used by 80%. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-use-plastic-carrier-bags-why-were-introducing-the-charge/carrier-bags-why-theres-a-5p-charge https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-use-plasti... I don't see why this wouldn't work just as well in other parts of the world (obviously scaled to a reasonable price level compared to average income).