This comes ten years after the introduction of the UK’s plastic bag levy, which has helped to slash plastic bag use on the UK’s high streets by 98% since 2015. UK’s online plastic problemThese findings build on prior research from DS Smith and Development Economics, which showed nearly 7 billion plastic bags will be used for UK deliveries by 2030 – the equivalent of over 130,000 plastic bags delivered every hour. Let’s have the courage to imagine a world without plastic bags, wrappers and films. As policymakers, we need to change the rules under which companies operate.”Plastic pathways to progressWhen asked how to reduce plastic bags in online fashion deliveries, 69% support replacing plastic with paper packaging, whilst over half (52%) favour legislative interventions, such as introducing a plastic bag levy for online fashion retailers. Beyond fashion, 64% of shoppers are concerned about the rise in plastic bag usage more broadly, highlighting a growing mismatch between consumer shopping habits and legislation.