Editing Environmental tax (section)

=== Resource and Pollution Taxes ===
Pollution taxes incorporate taxes on measured emissions to air and water, and the management of waste and noise pollution. An exception is CO<sub>2</sub> taxes.<ref name=":0" /> A successful pollution ecotax is the “plastic bag tax” in Ireland. The country levies a €0.22 tax on plastic bags at the point of sale, with the hope of reducing consumption by reducing the demand for the bags due to the increase in cost. They successfully changed the consumer's behavior, as can seen by the increase in the use of paper bags, a greener substitute, and due to the fall of plastic bags' contribution to the total litter pollution in Ireland from 5% to 0.13% in 14 years. It has also generated over €200 million in revenue, proving to be a huge revenue source for the government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plastic Bag Levy |url=https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/recycling-and-waste/waste-regulations/plastic-bag-levy/https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/recycling-and-waste/waste-regulations/plastic-bag-levy/plastic-bag-levy.html |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=SDCC |language=en}}</ref> The final categorization of ecotaxes, and arguably the least important form of ecotaxes is resource taxes. Within the category of resource ecotaxes lie taxes associated with the extraction or utilization of natural resources like water, forests, wildlife, and other forms of flora and fauna. These levies are imposed on activities leading to the depletion of natural resources.<ref>{{Citation |title=Environmental taxes and charges in the EU |date=1998-06-04 |work=New Instruments for Environmental Policy in the EU |pages=256–274 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203443873-19 |access-date=2024-04-22 |publisher=Routledge|doi=10.4324/9780203443873-19 |isbn=978-0-429-23199-5 }}</ref> Resource taxes are the least prevalent ecotaxes. Resource depletion is usually covered by government fees, for example, determined by the amount and the type of resource extracted, as opposed to imposed taxes.