news about plastic bag
Here is a news about plastic bag and environment problem .
Concern for the environment does not seem to be a sufficiently strong motivating factor. After community education programs failed to make any noticeable difference, the Irish government decided to give Irish shoppers a financial incentive (or should we say ‘disincentive?) to cut their use of plastic bags. From http://www.niceindustry.com/product_.asp
In early 2002, a 15 euro-cent levy was placed on plastic supermarket checkout packaging bags used in Ireland. People now had to pay for plastic bags. This scheme saw a 90% reduction in plastic bag use in Ireland in the scheme’s first five months. Based on this positive experience, it is clear that the UK and Australian Governments are about to embark on a similar programme that will hurt shoppers’ pockets if they fail to comply with this important pro-environmental trend by purchasing their own reusable shopping bags – and using them every time. There is reason to believe that the retail food trade will also face financial penalties if they do not respond to the proposed initiative.Could you provide your good idea about plastic bag,reusable shopping bag for other reader’s reference ? it is really usefull for us to improve our world. From http://www.niceindustry.com/hot_new.asp