I would like to rid Scotland of the plastic bag. This could be done in a similar fashion to that of the Republic of Ireland who introduced a fee for every plastic bag, a tax that was used to fund environmental projects. "A tax on plastic shopping bags in the Republic of Ireland has cut their use by more than 90% and raised millions of euros in revenue, the government says. The tax of 15 cents per bag was introduced in an attempt to curb litter, and the improvement had been immediate and "plain to see", said Environment Minister Martin Cullen. The levy has been an outstanding success in achieving what it set out to do Environment Minister Martin Cullen He said that the 3.5 million euros in extra revenue raised so far would be spent on environmental projects. The "plastax" is being closely watched by other countries, particularly neighbouring Britain."

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