Chile is the first country in the Americas to ban plastic bags

Statistics have shown that one single plastic bag takes approximately 400 years to degrade. Image: REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

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