[gtsteve]

I saw a cardboard lid in a coffee shop for the first time earlier today, it was good to see.

In the UK, we have a plastic bag tax, and I'm hopeful we can go further by adding a single use plastic tax to encourage more sustainable alternatives or for people to bring their own reusable coffee mugs.

For me personally, the plastic bag tax changed my behaviour, even though it's a small cost, it's still a cost so instead of just overspilling to plastic bags when my backpack is full, I just carry a couple of lightweight reusable canvas bags.

I have been doing this for several years now, and probably this has saved a hundred or more single use plastic bags just for me alone, and I hope that others can report a similar experience.