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Is banning plastic bags a side issue?
                   
guardian.co.uk     May 17, 2008            

Discarded plastic bags are an eyesore, but are they a big environmental issue? The unloved plastic bag - although they have their defenders - is unarguably an eyesore, particularly when them flapping like "witches' knickers" in tree branches on gusty days. But are they that bad environmentally?...


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San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban - 1 Year Later

outside.in     May 18, 2008          

On May 20th San Francisco's plastic bag ban, which already applies to large supermarkets, expands to cover chain pharmacies. These pharmacies were granted an extra six months to comply with the law. The bag ordinance, which was introduced and championed by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, bans...

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Are banning plastic bags a side issue?

guardian.co.uk     May 17, 2008          

Discarded plastic bags are an eyesore, but are they a big environmental issue? The unloved plastic bag - although they have their defenders - is unarguably an eyesore, particularly when them flapping like "witches' knickers" in tree branches on gusty days. But are they that bad environmentally?...

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Westport Wants To Ban Plastic Bags

yourct.com     May 16, 2008          

Well this will certainly cause consternation amongst the dog owning set of Westport. The RTM, in their overeagerness to jump on the bandwagon to ban plastic bags is looking to introduce an ordinance. From the Advocate: The newly crafted ordinance calls for a committee appointed by the first...

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Chinese retailers to be fined for giving free plastic bags

rian.ru     May 16, 2008          

BEIJING, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - The Chinese government announced on Friday that the national ban on shops giving out free plastic bags to customers will be enforced with hefty fines as of June 1, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Shops and supermarkets will be fined up to 10,000 yuan...

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York village ‘bans’ plastic bags

yorkpress.co.uk     May 16, 2008          

A VILLAGE near York could become the first community in the area to become a plastic bag free zone. City of York Council's waste strategy unit has been working with green-minded residents in Copmanthorpe to help them in their bid to free their village of plastic bags. Known as the Bring Your Bag...

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Charity shop ends plastic bag use

scotsman.com     May 16, 2008          

A HIGH street charity shop has announced it will stop using plastic carrier bags in a bid to help protect the environment. Help The Aged has pledged that its 365 shops will begin phasing out plastic bags by 2 June, during National Recycling Week. The full article contains 50 words and appears in...

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