Plastic bag ban
Different governments have banned the sale of these bags, or they put a tax on their sale. Bangladesh was the first country to do this, in 2002; it banned these bags completely. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of public policies intended to phase out plastic carryout bags tripled. As of 2022, such bans have been introduced in 99 countries. 32 countes have introduced a charge per bag.