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A total plastic bag ban on ultra thin plastic bags and a fee on plastic bags was introduced in China on 1 June 2008. This came into effect because of the problems with sewerage and general waste. One 2009 survey suggests that plastic bag use fell between 60 and 80% in Chinese supermarkets, and 40 billion fewer bags were used.
Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A higher fee may be adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located. [2] City of Aspen: October 2011: May 2012: Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. [32] Town of Avon: May 1, 2018: Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags ...
A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging, plastic clothing (such as polyester and acrylic fiber, or any other form of unnecessary plastic that could be replaced with an easily biodegradeable, non ...
Under the previous ban, SB 270, enacted July 1, 2015, grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made with ...
“Californians voted to ban plastic grocery bags in our state almost a decade ago, but the law clearly needed a redo. With the Governor’s signature, California has finally banned plastic bags ...
California Democrats passed a more sweeping plastic bag ban on all types of plastic grocery bags after reports showed their first ban led to more plastic waste.
China banned many types of plastic bags in 2008, and has seen reduction despite trouble enforcing the law [10] The European Union passed legislation in 2015 with the aim to cut plastic bag use in half by 2019; France implemented banned single-use plastic bags on July 1, 2016, and banned plastic dinnerware as well [7]
State Rep. Brian Sims, D-182, Philadelphia, introduced a bill that would ban the use of plastic bags in retail stores and add a 15-cent fee for each paper bag used during a transaction. Businesses ...