A non-market based way of limiting plastic bag consumption is to ban it completely. These non-market forces may be a country's only option in curbing runaway consumption. Many less developed countries lack the infrastructure to collect taxes or enforce quotas so their only option is to ban usage completely.  This usage may provide an economically low level of plastic bag consumption; however, it is a second best alternative that is preferable to the free market outcome.

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