Administrative Measures for the Paid Use of Plastic Bags at Commodity Retailing Places

Geographic Coverage

China

Level

National

Year Agreed

2008

Language

English

Included in analysis?

Yes

Trade linked?

Keyword(s)

Bags

Effectiveness Studies

Dauvergne, 2018. Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans? (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.05.002 )
He, 2012. Effects of environmental policy on consumption: lessons from the Chinese plastic bag regulation (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X1200006X )
Martinho et al., 2017. The Portuguese plastic carrier bag tax: The effects on consumers' behavior (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.01.023 )
O'Loughlin, 2010. BYOB (bring your own bag) A comprehensive assessment of China's plastic bag policy (http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1693247 )
United Nations Environment Programme, 2018. Single-use plastics: A roadmap for sustainability (https://www.unep.org/resources/report/single-use-plastics-roadmap-sustainability )

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