Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

It was flapping around and almost slipped off the plastic container in Manila, the Philippines, on January 31. Shopper Katrina Muniz said he bought the fish for dinner but noticed it moving.

Charging for plastic shopping bags can actually lead to cleaner beaches, study shows. The study suggests full bans and fees on plastic bags are more effective than partial bans .

The measure, which mandated a charge on all single-use plastic bags in supermarkets, came into force in October 2015.

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Policies that ban or impose fees on plastic bags are associated with a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bag litter in shoreline cleanups, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study.

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study.

There are also steps you can take so your plastic shopping bag doesn’t end up in the environment, Papp said. For one, if you do use a plastic bag, don’t let it fly away and create litter.