Yay! China Officially Bans Plastic Bags…
By on January 28th, 2008
Baby ducks and other marine life will benefit from China’s recent ban on (ultra-thin) plastic bag manufacturing. Oh, sweet babies, aren’t they adorable?
Ok, this bit of positive eco-news really rocked my world!
China took a giant leap last week and launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags, “banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers.”Source is Reuters UK
Rock on China!
Oh Chinese plastic bags, no more….starting June 1st.
The following notice was posted on the Chinese central government Web site www.gov.cn:
“Our country consumes huge amounts of plastic bags every year. While providing convenience to consumers, they have also caused serious pollution, and waste of energy and resources, because of excessive use and inadequate recycling.”
That and a bunch of other really nasty environmental hazards including harming marine life. I won’t get into the details. Let’s stay in this happy place for a moment. Eco-baby, it’s time to celebrate!
January 31st, 2008 at 12:19 am
I wish we could start doing this in our country!
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
What a great step and those are the cutest baby ducklings! The google ads were cracking me up on this one - all ads for cheap plastic bags! I guess China was a big consumer - they need new accounts!
June 13th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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