Where plastic bags are banned

Mumbai, India
starting 2000)

Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 2002)

South Africa (May 2003)

Himachal Pradesh, India
August 2003)

Rwanda (2005)

Eritrea (2005)

Zanzibar (2006)

Tanzania (2006)

San Francisco, United States
(March 2007)

Modbury, Britain (April 2007)

China (June 2008)

New Delhi, India
January 2009)

Mexico (August 2009)

Rangoon, Burma (2009)

Karwar, India (August 2010)

Tirumala, India
(August 2010)

Rajasthan, India
(August 2010)

Italy (January 2011)


Countries that tax plastic-bag use

Ireland (starting May 2002)

Belgium (July 2007)

New Zealand (March 2009)


Countries that ban and tax use of plastic bags

Kenya (June 2007)

Uganda (June 2007)

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