Sent_en: 2zh The ban of free plastic bags and complete ban on very thin bags will, the government hopes, help reduce the amount of crude oil used for plastic packaging, which is currently at five million tonnes per year according to Times Online.
Sent_yy: 政府希望，禁止免费塑料袋和完全禁止超薄塑料袋的禁令，将有助于减少塑料包装使用的原油量。据《泰晤士报》网站报道，目前塑料包装使用的原油量为每年500万吨。