Environmentalism FTW

[elfwreck]

China launches surprise crackdown on plastic bags:

China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags on Tuesday, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1.
The key phrase there: production of.

Expect a shift in grocery practices later this year.

Comments

[wyvernfriend]

Most cool, here they just charge 22c for them.

[saralogan]

But I only need a few more to make my rug! :O

[caersidi]

Shifting to the 'bags for life' they sell over here and sometimes give away as well as the sturdier jute ones, it is an area I am seeking to be more 'green in'. We do tend to recycle the flimsier bags but cutting down on them entirely would be great.

[thirishar]

Groovy. Now, if they can just stop fouling up their rivers with acidic byproducts and toxic waste, they'll be sound as a pound.