尽管零售商称他们正继续努力减少塑料袋的使用量，在这个问题上却鲜有成效。

But while retailers say they are continuing their efforts to reduce bag use, there is less publicity around the issue.

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在威尔士，即将实行的收费政策有助于减少塑料袋的使用，相比于英格兰和苏格兰的增长，威尔士去年塑料袋使用总数降低了7%。

In Wales, the imminent charge may have helped to cut bag use - the total was down by 7% last year, compared with the rise in England and Scotland.

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它精妙又有创意的设计不仅方便，也因为减少了塑料袋的使用而更加环保。

From its refined and creative design, not only it makes people more convenient, but also helps more eco-friendly as reducing the use of a plastic bag.

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