However, the data did not show this. In the end, consumers ended up buying more paid plastic bags.' Choi and his team speculate that consumers continue to buy plastic bags even though they have to ...
Customers refuse to pay extra for eco-friendly bags, and that cost falls on us. If the government wants us to stop using plastic, it should first provide us with durable and affordable options: ...
Although these measures have not fully resolved the issue, they have proven effective: Today, EU citizens purchase about 30% fewer lightweight plastic bags compared to 2018, according to a ...
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...