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What is the environmental impact of using plastic shopping bags?
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∙ 10y ago
Plastic shopping bags have a very negative impact on the environment. In 2002 a tax was introduced in order to reduce the use of Plastic Bags. This has reduced the number of bags found floating in the ocean and other water ways.
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