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Policy Record

Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 36 of 2001)

Geographic Coverage

Ireland

Level

National

Year Agreed

2001

Language

English

Included in analysis?

Yes

Trade linked?

No

Keyword(s)

Bags

Effectiveness Studies

Convery et al. , 2007. The most popular tax in Europe? Lessons from the Irish plastic bags levy (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-006-9059-2 )
European Environment Agency, 2019. Preventing plastic waste in Europe (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/preventing-plastic-waste-in-europe )
Frater and Lee, 2012. Leading the charge? payments for single use carrier bags in Wales (https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v63i4.403 )
Killian, 2003. Environmental Taxes and the Double Dividend Hypothesis: A Case Study from Ireland (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/59341753.pdf )
Wagner, 2017. Reducing single-use plastic shopping bags in the USA (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.003 )
Xanthos and Walker, 2017. International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): a review (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.048 )

About

i This is a copy of an original policy found during research done at the Nicholas Institute. See sourcing information below for details.

Sourcing and Notes

Policy originally found at: http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/ire35849.htm