History
| History of the Plastic Bag |
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1957 - First plastic sandwich bag is made. 1966 - Between 25 and 30 percent of packaging for bread is plastic. 1969 - New York City begins collecting the garbage in plastic bags. 1974 - Retail giants Sears and J.C. Penny switch to plastic shopping bags. 1977 - Supermarkets begin to say: "Paper or Plastic?" 1994 - Denmark creates first plastic bag tax. 1996 - Over 80% of all bags used are plastic. 2002 - Ireland introduces the worlds first consumer paid plastic bag tax. |
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