Are plastic bags banned in Greece?

Taxed / charged

Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.

Greece is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

North Macedonia
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Albania
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Bulgaria
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Montenegro
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Serbia
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.

Other laws in Greece

Fur Farming
Legal
Cosmetic Animal Testing
Banned

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