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The reports, articles and guides featured on this page are intended to inform and enable organisations and individuals in their efforts to advance policy actions that prevent plastic pollution and promote solutions.
Fact Sheets | Talking Points | Arguments & Rebuttals
Analysing Economic & Environmental Impacts
The Annual Cost to California Communities of Reducing Litter that Pollutes our Waterways
Kier Associates | USA
Master Environmental Assessment on Single-Use and Reusable Bags – California
ICF International | USA
Plastic Bag Bans: Analysis of Economic and Environmental Impacts for San Diego
Equinox Center | USA
Economic Impact Analysis: Proposed Ban on Plastic Carryout Bags in Los Angeles County
AECOM | USA
Evidence to Support Proposals to Introduce a Charge on Single Use Plastic and Paper Carrier Bags in Wales
Welsh Assembly Government | Wales
Assessing Policy Impacts & Effectiveness
The English Plastic Bag Charge: Changes in Attitudes and Behavior
Cardiff University | England
International Policies to Reduce Marine Pollution from Single-Use Plastics
Elsevier | Global
Netherlands Shopkeepers See Substantial Reduction in Use of Plastic Bags
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment | Netherlands
Environmental Effects of the Single Use Bag Ordinance in Austin, Texas
Austin Resource Recovery | USA
Netherlands Shopkeepers see substantial reduction in use of plastic bags
Netherlands
Consumer willingness to pay for plastic bags levy and willingness to accept eco-friendly alternatives in Botswana
DOI | Botswana
Carrier Bag Charge: Summary of Data in England
Department for Environment | England
Harms of Plastic to Humans, Animals & Environment
Plastic Bag Litter Is Detrimental to Texas
BODSON Environmental law & science | Texas
Microplastics as a Vector for Metal Exposure in Terrestrial Invertebrates
Environmental Science and Technology | England
Using Expert Elicitation to Estimate the Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Marine Wildlife
Science Direct | Science
Surfrider Plastic Bag Law Activist Toolkit for U.S. Cities and States
Surfrider Foundation | USA
