Chile Bans Plastic Bags for Businesses

People walk through a tunnel made out of plastic bags in front of La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, during the World Environment Day on June 5, 2018. - The UN urged to take steps against the use of plastic bags, as part of a global challenge to reduce the increasing pollution of the oceans. Claudio Reyes/AFP/Getty Images

Chile is the first South American country to ban plastic bags.

Large businesses will have six months to abide by the ban, while small businesses will have two years.