Are plastic bags banned in Austria?
Banned
Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Austria is one of 116 countries classified “Banned” for single-use plastic bags — 68% of the 171 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Slovenia
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
- Czech Republic
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
- Croatia
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Switzerland
- Partial measures Plastic-bag measures are voluntary rather than mandatory.
- San Marino
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Germany
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Other laws in Austria
- Fur Farming
- Banned
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- Banned
- Dog Meat
- Banned
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