Portugal has seen a drop in excess of 85.
Plastic bags usage europe.
By 1979 plastic bags were controlling 80 of the bag market in europe.
In ireland a 22c plastic bag tax has reduced usage by as much as 90.
And since imposing a tax in 2003 denmark has seen the lowest plastic usage in europe.
Europe has been very active in its fight against plastic bags.
Plastic bags were later introduced in the us with companies marketing the new product as superior to ordinarily paper bags.
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In 1994 denmark was the first country to begin charging a tax on them.
Under the eu members must reduce their average plastic bag consumption from 200 bags per person in 2015 to 90 bags per person in 2019 and 40 bags per person by 2025.
Meps backed a ban on plastic cutlery and plates.
The european parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single use plastics across the union in a bid to stop pollution of the oceans.
Kroger and safeway supermarket chains adopted the use of plastic bags in 1982 with other chain stores soon following suit.
In europe energy recovery is the most used way to dispose of plastic waste followed by landfill.
Averaging just 4 bags per person per year.