Australia is banning plastic bags. Here's what other countries are doing

(CNN) Australia is participating in many countries to take action in disposable plastic bags.

There are several signs of conflict. It has been reported that customers caught Woolworths employees after being told that there is no plastic bag.

After many complaints, the supermarket chain announced to provide a free reusable bag by July 8 to help smooth transition.

Dozens of countries including the UK, France, China, the Netherlands, etc. prohibit or tax tax on disposable plastic bags. Kenya may be the most harsh law: people who violate the ban will face a four year prison sentence or a fine of up to $ 39,000

Microbeads are small plastic particles commonly found in shower gels, toothpastes, cosmetics. They are not biodegradable and once you contaminate the marine environment it is almost impossible to remove them.

The Australian government approved the voluntary abolition of microbeads in 2016, but there are no legal or official ban, some manufacturers continue to use them.

Over the past few years a series of countries, including the United States, the UK, France, New Zealand, have proposed or implemented a microbead ban.

According to the Marine Protection Association, about 5 billion plastic straws are abandoned annually in the UK alone.

Correspondingly, many major cities and provinces in the world including Taiwan, Seattle and Vancouver ban plastic straw vans. India has been hit and affecting sales of plastic banned in at least 25 out of 29 states

In April of this year, the UK launched a campaign against plastic waste that may ban plastic straws, beverage blenders, swabs. Public opinion survey will be held later this year

The European Union (EU) recently introduced a similar plastic ban. Straw is one of the 10 items subject, accounting for 70% of the EU waters and beach garbage.

Hamburg is the first city that banned coffee beans in 2016. Coffee company Nespresso also has started coffee bag recycling program in some countries and encourages customers to drop free pods at pick up points.

Coffee cups are also troublesome. Scotland banned the use of disposable coffee cups in government buildings earlier this year, Wales may soon follow

Many coffee shops, including Starbucks, offer discounts to customers who bring their own reusable cups. In London, Starbucks introduced "caffe latte tax" in many places and charged customers with a one-time cup of 5 pence (about 6 cents).

Bangladesh banned the use of plastic bags for the first time nationwide for over 10 years, as plastic bags blocked rainwater drainage pipes and caused massive floods. In 2004, Australia 's Oyster Bay in Sydney completely banned the use of plastic bags. Rwanda did not have any plastic bags for many years. The town of England, following the Modbury town which used plastic bags in 2007, followed it. China banned the use of plastic bags in 2008 and stopped using more than 40 billion disposable plastic bags in the first year. The capital of India, New Delhi, passes a strict law prohibiting retailers from distributing plastic bags, and may impose a fine or imprisonment on plastic bag manufacturers. Bhutan recently banned the use of plastic bags aside the total national happiness before consumption aside. South Australia banned the use of plastic bags in 2009 and Mexico City prohibited customers from supplying plastic bags in the same year.

Bangladesh became the first country banning the use of plastic bags in 2002. From France to Tanzania, Mexico City, baggage prohibition prohibited around the world. (This is a map.) San Francisco was the first city banned plastic bags in the US in 2007, followed by Los Angeles in 2013. In July of this year, the whole state of California will begin phasing out shopping bags in order to sign the bill. Governor Jerry Brown became a law in September. Actual action of chewing gum was not illegal, but when we stopped importing and selling Bazooka Joe in 1992, Singapore violated chewing gum lovers' bubble. The ban was stagnant, but it was slightly changed in 2004. Currently, Singaporeans are interested in the benefits of sugar-free oral chewing gum and can receive prescriptions.