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Well I'm in the UK and there's a plastic bag tax of 25p per bag. Since that law was introduced, everyone comes to the supermarket with their own bag.
by beejiu 3y ago
Well I'm in the UK and there's a plastic bag tax of 25p per bag. Since that law was introduced, everyone comes to the supermarket with their own bag.
- vinay427 3y agoThe bag tax is 10p [1]. California has had a similar one since 2016 with a 10 cent fee [2]. Anecdotally, the fee seems to work well in both places, or at least single-use plastic bag use seems relatively low as most people seem to bring a reusable bag or use a backpack or similar. [1] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-re... [2] https://calrecycle.ca.gov/plastics/carryoutbags/ https://calrecycle.ca.gov/plastics/carryoutbags/
- mathgradthrow 3y agoin caifornia the bag tax is applied equally to paper and plastic bags.
- graemep 3y agoYes, but the reusable bags seem to have become less durable and there has been a huge increase in the number of them used and therefore the amount of plastic used. https://assets.ctfassets.net/bffxiku554r1/4TNPmg4tzrgoH39Ievy7lC/763dce615ef1b49a50d592c38c199bb8/Coop-Bag-to-Rights-Report.pdf https://assets.ctfassets.net/bffxiku554r1/4TNPmg4tzrgoH39Iev...