It's like no one in legislative bodies have ever heard of the concept of taxing negative externalities. Want plastic bags to go away? Levy a tax on them, and ra

It's like no one in legislative bodies have ever heard of the concept of taxing negative externalities. Want plastic bags to go away? Levy a tax on them, and raise it every other year to correct business/end-user behavior. Doesn't the UK do this to an extent?