* Sales of bin liners (for example) do not significantly increase when single use plastic bags are banned
* Plastic bag litter is significantly reduced.
If you want less litter, banning single use plastic bags is a great way to achieve that
Sources https://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/curious-canberra/2017-0... https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/000...
> The study found California communities with bag policies saw sales of 4-gallon trash bags increase by 55% to 75%, and sales of 8-gallon trash bags increase 87% to 110%. These results echo earlier studies that also showed increases in sales of smaller plastic trash bags.
But while sales of small garbage bags jumped after policies were implemented, sales of larger 13-gallon trash bags -- the size often found in kitchen trash cans -- remained relatively unchanged. [1]
1: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220329142327.h....