Plastic bag usage at Japanese stores down by 50 percent, but plastic bags sales through the roof

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Master BlasterNo good deed goes uncircumvented. On 1 July, the Japanese government enacted a ban on the practice of handing out free plastic bags by retail businesses. Instead, shops, convenience stores, and restaurants must charge extra for such a luxury. This is of course an effort to reduce plastic waste and encourage people to embrace the […]