| Afghanistan |
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| Akrotiri |
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| Albania |
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| Algeria |
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| American Samoa |
Ban Bill passed Senate/House, proposed to Governor (3/1/10) |
| Andorra |
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| Angola |
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| Anguilla |
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| Antarctica |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
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| Argentina |
Ban - Buenos Aires (goes into effect in 2010) and other portions |
| Armenia |
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| Aruba |
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| Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
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| Australia |
South Australia (5/4/09); nationwide - phase out of all plastic bags; Coles Bay, Tasmania - voluntary ban; Huskisson and Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales - ban (11/09); Mogo, New South Wales (9/09) and Loddon Shire, Victoria (12/05) - voluntary ban |
| Austria |
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| Azerbaijan |
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| The Bahamas |
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| Bahrain |
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| Baker Island |
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| Bangladesh |
Banned (03/01/02) |
| Barbados |
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| Bassas da India |
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| Belarus |
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| Belgium |
Tax/fee (7/1/07) |
| Belize |
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| Benin |
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| Bermuda |
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| Bhutan |
Banned (since 1999) |
| Bolivia |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Botswana |
Ban (2/1/08) |
| Bouvet Island |
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| Brazil |
Ban (passed 7/1/09, implemented in 1-3 years); Rio De Janeiro - banned 7/16/10 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
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| British Virgin Islands |
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| Brunei |
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| Bulgaria |
Banned - town of Bansko (1/1/10) |
| Burkina Faso |
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| Burma |
Banned - Mandalay (2009) |
| Burundi |
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| Cambodia |
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| Cameroon |
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| Canada |
Ban proposed in Vancouver; Banned - Leaf Rapids, Manitoba; Banned (in liquor stores) - Nova Scotia; Tax/Fee - Toronto; Banned (in liquor stores) - Quebec; Banned - Nain, Labrador; Tofino, British Columbia Co-Op charging 5-cents per bag; Banned - Ft. McMurray, Alberta; Northwest Territories charging $.25 per paper and plastic bags in grocery stores; Several retailers charging $.05 per bag - Edmonton |
| Cape Verde |
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| Cayman Islands |
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| Central African Republic |
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| Chad |
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| Chile |
Banned (2011) |
| China |
Banned (6/1/08) |
| Christmas Island |
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| Clipperton Island |
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| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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| Colombia |
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| Comoros |
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| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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| Cook Islands |
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| Coral Sea Islands |
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| Costa Rica |
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| Cote d'Ivoire |
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| Croatia |
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| Cuba |
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| Cyprus |
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| Czech Republic |
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| Denmark |
Tax/Fee (1994) |
| Dhekelia |
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| Djibouti |
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| Dominica |
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| Dominican Republic |
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| East Timor |
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| Ecuador |
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| Egypt |
Red Sea Province - Ban (11/1/09) |
| El Salvador |
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| Equatorial Guinea |
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| Eritrea |
Banned (1/1/05) |
| Estonia |
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| Ethiopia |
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| Europa Island |
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| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
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| Faroe Islands |
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| Fiji |
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| Finland |
Tax/Fee paid by supermarkets on amount of plastic used per year |
| France |
Banned (2010) |
| French Guiana |
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| French Polynesia |
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| Gabon |
Banned (7/1/10) |
| The Gambia |
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| Gaza Strip |
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| Georgia |
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| Germany |
Tax/Fee (for recycling program) adopted in 2003 |
| Ghana |
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| Gibraltar |
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| Glorioso Islands |
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| Greece |
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| Greenland |
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| Grenada |
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| Guadeloupe |
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| Guam |
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| Guatemala |
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| Guernsey |
Tax/Fee (5/1/08) |
| Guinea |
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| Guinea-Bissau |
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| Guyana |
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| Haiti |
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| Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
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| Honduras |
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| Hong Kong |
Tax/Fee (7/7/09) |
| Howland Island |
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| Hungary |
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| Iceland |
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| India |
Ban - Mumbai (2000); Other parts of the country (1/1/09); Ban recalled 5/1/10 |
| Indonesia |
Plastic bag reduction program (02/2010) |
| Iran |
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| Iraq |
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| Ireland |
Tax/Fee (3/1/02); Fee raised to 22-cents (2009) |
| Israel |
Tax/Fee (6/1/08) |
| Italy |
Tax/Fee; Ban (2010) |
| Jamaica |
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| Jan Mayen |
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| Japan |
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| Jarvis Island |
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| Jersey |
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| Johnston Atoll |
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| Jordan |
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| Juan de Nova Island |
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| Kazakhstan |
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| Kenya |
Banned (6/14/07) |
| Kingman Reef |
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| Kiribati |
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| Korea, North |
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| Korea, South |
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| Kuwait |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
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| Laos |
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| Latvia |
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| Lebanon |
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| Lesotho |
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| Liberia |
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| Libya |
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| Liechtenstein |
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| Lithuania |
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| Luxembourg |
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| Macau |
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| Macedonia |
Banned (1/1/09) |
| Madagascar |
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| Malawi |
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| Malaysia |
300 retailers charging fee - every Monday (7/13/09); All State Government-owned tourism premises and facilities will be using biodegradable bags only (1/1/10) |
| Maldives |
Baa Atoll - seeking to phase plastic bags out |
| Mali |
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| Malta |
Tax/Fee (3/1/09) |
| Man, Isle of |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Martinique |
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| Mauritania |
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| Mauritius |
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| Mayotte |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City - Banned (August, 2009) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
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| Midway Islands |
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| Moldova |
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| Monaco |
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| Mongolia |
Ulanbaatar (June, 2008 - Ban |
| Montserrat |
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| Morocco |
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| Mozambique |
Proposed legislation - Maputo |
| Myanmar |
Yangon (Rangoon)- Production banned as of 11/30/09 |
| Namibia |
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| Nauru |
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| Navassa Island |
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| Nepal |
Kathmandu Central Zoo - Banned (6/1/09) |
| Netherlands |
Haarlemmerbuurt - Ban |
| Netherlands Antilles |
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| New Caledonia |
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| New Zealand |
Several large retailers have taken the initiative to charge for bags |
| Nicaragua |
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| Niger |
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| Nigeria |
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| Niue |
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| Norfolk Island |
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Norway |
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| Oman |
Ban (1/1/09) |
| Pakistan |
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| Palau |
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| Palmyra Atoll |
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| Panama |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Ban (12/2009) |
| Paracel Islands |
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| Paraguay |
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| Peru |
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| Philippines |
Proposed tax (2009); Muntinlupa - banned (2011) |
| Pitcairn Islands |
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| Poland |
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| Portugal |
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| Puerto Rico |
SB 1251 introduced Nov. 2009 |
| Qatar |
Ban (on several types of plastic bags) (7/1/09) |
| Reunion |
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| Romania |
Tax/Fee (1/1/08) |
| Russia |
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| Rwanda |
Banned (2005) |
| Saint Helena |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Saint Lucia |
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| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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| Samoa |
Ban (6/1/06) |
| San Marino |
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
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| Saudi Arabia |
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| Senegal |
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| Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Seychelles |
Ban (1/1/09) |
| Sierra Leone |
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| Singapore |
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| Slovakia |
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| Slovenia |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Somalia |
Banned (3/1/05) |
| South Africa |
Banned (5/1/03) |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Spain |
Action (to cut bag use in half by the end of 2009) |
| Spratly Islands |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| Sudan |
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| Suriname |
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| Svalbard |
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| Swaziland |
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| Sweden |
Tax to be paid by retailers |
| Switzerland |
Tax/Fee |
| Syria |
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| Taiwan |
Banned (10/1/01) |
| Tajikistan |
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| Tanzania |
Banned (2006) |
| Thailand |
Phuket - Tax/Fee (2/2010) postponed |
| Togo |
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| Tokelau |
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| Tonga |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Tromelin Island |
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| Tunisia |
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| Turkey |
Kadikoy, Istanbul - Banned (3/1/10) |
| Turkmenistan |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Tuvalu |
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| Uganda |
Banned (mid-2007); Ban has been deferred until March 2010 |
| Ukraine |
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| United Arab Emirates |
Phasing non-biodegradable bags out by 2013; Ajman (emirate) banning bags beginning 7/1/10; Abu Dhabi banning bags beginning 1/1/10, stores have 6 months to execute |
| United Kingdom |
Selkirk and Banchory, Scotland - voluntary ban (2008); Aylsham, Girton, Hebden Bridge, Henfield, Kew, Modbury, Overton, and Tisbury, England - voluntary bans; Wales - tax/fee (May, 2011) |
| Uruguay |
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| Uzbekistan |
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| Vanuatu |
Port Vila - Banned |
| Vatican City (Holy See) |
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| Venezuela |
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| Vietnam |
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| Virgin Islands |
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| Wake Island |
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| Wallis and Futuna |
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| West Bank |
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| Western Sahara |
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| Yemen |
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| Zaire (Congo, Democratic Republic of the) |
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| Zambia |
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| Zimbabwe |
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