Plastic Bags Usage Europe

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Plastic bags usage europe.

Half of the plastic collected for recycling is exported to be treated in countries outside the eu. Kroger and safeway supermarket chains adopted the use of plastic bags in 1982 with other chain stores soon following suit. In 1994 denmark was the first country to begin charging a tax on them. Under the eu members must reduce their average plastic bag consumption from 200 bags per person in 2015 to 90 bags per person in 2019 and 40 bags per person by 2025.

Plastic bags were later introduced in the us with companies marketing the new product as superior to ordinarily paper bags. Some 30 of all the generated plastic waste is collected for recycling and recycling rates by country vary a lot as shown in the infographic. In europe energy recovery is the most used way to dispose of plastic waste followed by landfill. Europe has been very active in its fight against plastic bags.

Following the introduction of the tax usage dropped from. In ireland a 22c plastic bag tax has reduced usage by as much as 90. Portugal has seen a drop in excess of 85. Meps backed a ban on plastic cutlery and plates.

And since imposing a tax in 2003 denmark has seen the lowest plastic usage in europe.