The sale of plastic bags has fallen by 86% according to reports from the "big seven" supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Statistics on individual consumption assess a decline from 140 bags per person to 19 as a result of the government charge - an elimination of 300 million bags. The 5p - roughly 0.07 USD - tariff introduced in 2015 seems to be working in the favor of marine ecosystems which receive nearly all of the plastic waste after human handling. Scientists at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/uk-bag-tariff-halves-plastic-bag-marine-litter-reduces-sales-of-plastic-bags-by-86
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