Of all the plastic waste that is floating around in the oceans, plastic bags are one of the most widespread. Every year the staggering amount of one trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide. That is almost 2 million bags per minute. Policymakers at city, state and national levels are trying to limit plastic bag usage with bans and fees. For example, plastic bags are banned in France and Uruguay will tax single-use plastic bags in 2017.
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