Ireland's plastic bag tax works!
Well, the verdict is in ... taxing plastic bags works!
According to a recent New York Times article, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags in 2002 of 33 cents per bag and within weeks, their usage dropped 94 percent! Within a year, nearly everyone had a set of reusable bags and carrying plastic bags become socially unacceptable, "on par with.. not cleaning up after one's dog."
Proof that money talks. And maybe Ireland is greener than the Lonely Planet thinks!
According to a recent New York Times article, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags in 2002 of 33 cents per bag and within weeks, their usage dropped 94 percent! Within a year, nearly everyone had a set of reusable bags and carrying plastic bags become socially unacceptable, "on par with.. not cleaning up after one's dog."
Proof that money talks. And maybe Ireland is greener than the Lonely Planet thinks!
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