Are plastic bags banned in the Cook Islands?
Banned
Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
The Cook Islands 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
- Niue
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Samoa
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Fiji
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Kiribati
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Tuvalu
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Vanuatu
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Other laws in Cook Islands
- Fur Farming
- Legal
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