Where taxes applies Grab-A-Bag can significantly
reduce the efforts to collect them from
the customers
Due to the great environmental damage
caused by plastic bags many countries
impose or plan to impose taxes on their
consumption.
Plastic bag taxes are imposed In the
Republic of Ireland cutting both litter
and pollution..
Evidence from Ireland has shown that
this is a powerful tool for changing
consumers' behavior.
10 Billion Plastic bags are consumed
in England and to reduce this huge amount
they plan to introduce a 10p levy on
every plastic bag issued at the supermarket.
The idea is that money raised from the
tax could fund environmental projects.
The levy would be collected by supermarkets
at the tills and passed to the local
council, which could then spend the
money on environmental projects.
Where taxes and charges apply Grab-A-bag
can play an important role in collecting
them and prevent unnecessary interference
in the marketplace
