First, it was plastic carrier bags with the Plastic Bag Tax in 2015. Now, the UK government is waging war against all new plastic packaging with a £200 per tonne levy. It comes as theEU,Californiaand other governments are pursuing a similar course. ...
The number of plastic bags found on Britain's beaches has fallen by 80% since the introduction of a 'tax' around a decade ago, new figures show. Could a similar charge on plastic bottles do the same to solve the UK's plastic pollution on its shoreline?
Doubling the current charge of five pence (about 6.5 cents), the new tax on plastic bags will apply to all small shops as well as major large supermarkets, the government said Monday. Latest official statistics show the current levy has led to a 95 percent cut in plastic bag sales in th...
Voluntary measures imposed on stores in England to cut plastic bag use have failed, leading David Cameron to warn of possible government intervention.Scotland will start a three-month consultation on a bag tax on Wednesday - but it emerged yesterday that plans for a tax on plastic bags in ...
Rhode Island does not have a statewide tax or ban on plastic bags.According to the Conservation Law Foundation, the other cities and towns with a bag ban are Barrington, Bristol, Cranston, East Providence, Jamestown, Middletown, Newport, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, Portsmouth, Providence, ...
In the United Kingdom, a fee on plastic bags has been canceled for online deliveries, and the UK ban on plastic straws, cotton buds, and stirrers has been postponed by half a year. Bans on SUPs have also been postponed in Canada and in South Australia. In Italy, a tax on virgin ...
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However, Boots will continue to charge customers for the new unbleached brown bags, despite them not falling under the plastic bag tax. Managing director Seb James said the decision means 900 tonnes of plastic will be removed from his stores as a result. ...
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In the UK a ban on plastic straws and stirrers has been delayed by six months because of supply chain disruptions caused by coronavirus, while a decision on a plastic packaging tax has been delayed by three months; a charge for plastic shopping bags has been waived for online deliveries. ...