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Business groups fear cost could damage tourism sector still recovering from effects of pandemic 
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Scoop.it!
Bali generates enough plastic everyday to fill a 14-storey building. 95% of plastic bags are thrown away after use - drowning the island’s beautiful beaches.
Graham Watson's insight:
This could be on the International section of the board but I think it should be here. The island of Bali has banned plastic bags, responding to a remarkable campaign led by a 16 year-old girl.
It looks at the extent to which waste plastics were a problem on the island - and it is a beautiful place - I was there twenty-five years ago. However, these days single-use plastics have been banned and it is to be hoped that this will tackle the negative externalities associated with waste plastics.
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An interesting use of a tourist tax in Bali - in this case, ostensibly to counteract the negative externalities associated with badly behaved tourists. However, is this a convenient cover for a move designed to simply raise revenues?
That said, there are concerns among members of the tourism industry who think that the move might deter visitors, depending upon the PED for Bali as a tourist destination.