Plastic bags: tax or ban?

Starting April 1, the UK will implement a new tax designed to curb the production of single-use plastics.

Manufacturers and importers of plastic packaging must to pay £200 ($262) per ton for any plastic made of less than 30% recycled materials. The government projects the measure could save 200,000 tons of carbon emissions in its first year, and boost demand for recycled materials by 40%. But industry groups warn that it will raise costs for consumers, especially for food packaging that can’t always be made from recycled plastic.

Plastic bag bans have unintended side effects

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