The Countries Banning Plastic Bags [Infographic]

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RFK Jr. Calls Report Alleging He Sexually Assaulted His Children’s Nanny—And Ate A Dog—A 'Lot Of Garbage'and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. While plastic bag bans are especially popular in Africa, a majority of the 26 countries and territories which have opted instead to charge a fee to limit plastic bag use are located in Europe.

Developing countries have been more likely to outright ban certain types of plastic bags since they are dealing with the mismanagement of plastic waste more. Africa has spearheaded plastic bag bans since it lacks a strong lobby of plastic producers.Notable exceptions to the trend are France, Italy and—from 2022 onward—Germany, which have banned certain types of thin plastic bags and require them to be replaced with compostable ones—a very popular type of plastic bag ban around the world.

While the severity of plastic bag bans and the quality of implementation varies from country to country, only some places have outright banned all non-compostable plastic bags. Many countries exempt sturdier, easier-to-reuse plastic bags from their bans while simultaneously requiring customers to pay a fee for those bags. Other restrictions that can be part of bans are limits on the production or import of plastic bags or various forms of taxation.

 

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