Plastic bag ban
Plastic bag bans have laso been criticised. Such bans can lead to larger black markets in plastic bags. Studies show that plastic bag bans can shift people away from using thin plastic bags, but it can also increase the use of unregulated single use paper bags or unregulated thicker plastic bags in areas where these are provided for free. The bans can also lead to more trash bags being sold, because people could no longer reuse their old grocery bags for things like lining small trash cans..