| Australia | Australian Capital Territory single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Jul 2021 | |
| Australia, New Zealand | Australian Packaging Covenant and Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (ANZPAC) Plastics Pact ↗ | Target or pact | In force | | |
| Asia | Bangladesh polythene bag ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Jan 2002 | |
| Canada | British Columbia Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation (B.C. Reg. 254/2023) ↗ | Ban | In force | Dec 2023 | |
| United States | California SB 1053 plastic checkout bag ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Jan 2026 | |
| United States | California SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act ↗ | Extended producer responsibility | In force | May 2026 | |
| Canada | Canada Federal Plastics Registry (reporting under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act) ↗ | Reporting duty | In force | Apr 2024 | |
| Canada | Canada Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138) ↗ | Ban | In force | Dec 2022 | |
| Latin America | Chile plastic bag ban and single-use plastics law ↗ | Ban | In force | Feb 2019 | |
| Asia | China phased single-use plastics restrictions ↗ | Ban | In force | Jan 2021 | |
| United Kingdom | England single-use carrier bag charge ↗ | Tax or levy | In force | Oct 2015 | 399 million bags sold by 94 reporting retailers Apr 2025 to Apr 2026, down 9 percent on the year; the main seven retailers sold 126 million, down 98 percent against 2014 (Defra carrier bag data 2025/26) |
| European Union | EU ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in food-contact materials (2024/3190) ↗ | Ban | In force | Jul 2026 | |
| European Union | EU own-resource levy on non-recycled plastic packaging waste ↗ | Tax or levy | In force | Jan 2021 | |
| European Union | EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (2025/40) ↗ | Target or pact | In force | Aug 2026 | |
| European Union | EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (2019/904) ↗ | Ban | In force | Jul 2021 | |
| Asia | India ban on 19 single-use plastic items ↗ | Ban | In force | Jul 2022 | |
| European Union | Italy plastic tax on single-use plastic items (MACSI) ↗ | Tax or levy | Delayed | Jan 2027 | |
| Asia | Japan mandatory plastic bag charge and Plastic Resource Circulation Act ↗ | Tax or levy | In force | Jul 2020 | |
| Africa | Kenya plastic carrier bag ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Aug 2017 | |
| Australia | New South Wales single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Jun 2022 | |
| Australia | Northern Territory plastic bag ban and proposed single-use plastics ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Sep 2011 | |
| Canada | Quebec expanded deposit return for drink containers ↗ | Deposit return | In force | Nov 2023 | |
| Australia | Queensland single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Sep 2021 | |
| Africa | Rwanda plastic bag and single-use plastics ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Sep 2019 | |
| Australia | South Australia single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Mar 2021 | |
| European Union | Spain tax on non-reusable plastic packaging ↗ | Tax or levy | In force | Jan 2023 | |
| Australia | Tasmania plastic bag ban and proposed single-use plastics ban ↗ | Ban | In force | Nov 2013 | |
| United Kingdom | UK ban on wet wipes containing plastic ↗ | Ban | Adopted | Dec 2026 | |
| United Kingdom | UK Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers ↗ | Deposit return | Adopted | Oct 2027 | |
| United Kingdom | UK packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) ↗ | Extended producer responsibility | In force | Jan 2025 | Plastic base fee £423/t in 2025/26; recyclability-modulated fees from 2026/27 (House of Commons Library) |
| United Kingdom | UK Plastic Packaging Tax ↗ | Tax or levy | In force | Apr 2022 | Rate £223.69/t (April 2025) and £228.82/t (April 2026) on packaging below 30 percent recycled content (HMRC) |
| United Kingdom | UK single-use plastics bans (plates, cutlery, polystyrene foam, straws, microbeads) ↗ | Ban | In force | Oct 2023 | |
| Global | UN Global Plastics Treaty (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee process) ↗ | Treaty / international | Proposed | | |
| United States | US state packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws (seven states) ↗ | Extended producer responsibility | In force | Jul 2025 | |
| Australia | Victoria single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Feb 2023 | |
| Australia | Western Australia single-use plastics bans ↗ | Ban | In force | Jul 2022 | |
