Taiwan's plastic bag consumption reduced to half in 22 years: Ministry

Taiwan's annual use of plastic shopping bags has dropped by more than half since regulations to restrict the use of plastic products were first put in place in 2002, according to the Ministry of Environment (MOENV).

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