Banning Plastic Bags Really Works: Shoreline Litter is . . . The researchers from the University of Delaware and Columbia University found that the fees or bans led to a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items collected in shoreline
Here’s How Plastic Bag Bans Are Working - Scientific American Researchers analyzed data from thousands of shoreline cleanups across the U S and found that areas that implemented policies that banned single-use plastic bags or charged a fee for them had a
Efficacy of plastic bag bans | UDaily - University of Delaware The researchers found that plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items collected in shoreline cleanups relative to areas without policies This decrease grows in magnitude over time, with no evidence of the rates rebounding
Do Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work? - Study Finds Plastic bags rank as the fifth most common item found during U S beach cleanups, trailing only cigarette butts, food wrappers, bottle caps, and plastic bottles Over the course of the study, plastic bags made up an average of 4 5 percent of items collected during shoreline cleanups, though that number jumped to 6 7 percent in 2023
Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on . . . - AAAS Using data on US policies and cleanups, we show that plastic bag bans and fees limit shoreline plastic bag debris [Photos (left to right): Tony Webster, 2012, Portland, OR, USA, CC BY 2 0 license; Val Vega, 2023, Los Angeles, CA, USA, courtesy of Ocean Conservancy; Douglas Croft, 2017, Monterey, CA, USA, courtesy of Ocean Conservancy]