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China Focus: Plastic bags suggest complexity of China green movement

English News Service
June 05, 2008 - Li Hui, in her 20s, paid 0.5 yuan (7 U.S. cents) for a plastic bag at a Watsons drugstore."I forgot that there were no free bags at shops anymore. At a small grocery near the Carrefour, the shopkeeper still offered customers free plastic bags. WHERE THE MONEY GOESThe PBRN participated in a hearing about charging for plastic bags in supermarkets on the campus of Beijing-based Renmin University in December. ...
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From plastic grocery bags to hooked rugs

Daily Press
June 04, 2008 - One online site showed a raincoat and tote bags made of fused plastic bags. Another Web site featured hats crocheted from plastic bags and rugs woven with them. ...
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Reusable shopping bags help reduce carbon footprint

Florence Morning News
June 03, 2008 - ...plastic bags, and it is going to save them 30 million barrels of oil," said John Ramsburgh, director of the S.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club. "One of the things we need to be aware of is that plastic is a petroleum-based product and the continued use of plastic bags increases our dependence on foreign oil."But Tom Shearin, director of Keep Florence Beautiful, said it doesn't make good economic sense to ban plastic bags."Unfortunately, plastic bags are inexpensive....
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MONDAY MORNING SPECIAL: Raiders of the Lost Garbage

The Pueblo Chieftain
June 02, 2008 - Probably under the Great Tamarisk Forest somewhere, or maybe the Tumbleweed Steppes.""What were nurdles?""The basic building block of all plastics. At one point India was cranking out 100 million tons a year, basically recycling bargeloads of bottles, bags, cups, toys and cell phone covers into tiny units that were sold to plastic manufacturers. There is a moving plastic hose at your feet!""That's no hose! ...
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The ABCs of plastics' 123s

The Wisconsin State Journal
June 02, 2008 - No. 7 plastic contains PC (polycarbonate), which recently gained notoriety because it is used Nalgene's reusable water bottles and leaches bisphenol A, a hormone disruptor that mimics estrogen. Nalgene is switching to using plastic No. 2 (HDPE). Another growing category of No. 7 plastics are called "bioplastics" because they are plant-based rather than petroleum-based. It's not easily recycled but it can be composted in industrial composters. ...
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Declaring war on free plastic bags in China

McClatchy Washington Bureau
June 02, 2008 - The government essentially declared war on the plastic shopping bag.And there is sound reason for the war. China is by far the world's biggest consumer of plastic bags, going through an estimated three billion every day. Stores will still be able to sell thicker plastic bags to shoppers. ...
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China limits plastic bag out of environmental, pollution concern

English News Service
June 01, 2008 - China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and polluting emissions."It doesn't matter how much the plastic shopping bag costs. ...
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China readies for ban on free plastic bags for shoppers; new measure takes effect Sunday

Associated Press Online
May 30, 2008 - ...plastic bags will still be permitted for sale by markets and shops. Owners of local fruit stalls and supermarkets said the measure would not affect their business, as they mostly only plan to charge a couple of cents for plastic bags. Paris-based supermarket Carrefour, China's biggest retailer, said it would charge 2 to 14 cents for the plastic bags. It also sells cloth bags. A similar ban in Ireland cut the number of bags used by 90 percent, according to......
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Assembly passes bag fee legislation

Ventura County Star
May 29, 2008 - ...plastic bag-recycling goals, under a bill approved Wednesday by the Assembly.The 25-cent fee would be levied on both plastic and paper bags. It would apply only to large grocery stores and pharmacies.Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, the author of the proposed law, said the system would create in California the most aggressive plastic bag reduction program in the nation.The bill, which now goes to the Senate, passed the Assembly on a 40 vote, with only......
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China ban on ultra-thin plastic bags draws mixed reaction

English News Service
May 29, 2008 - However, to limit the use of plastic bags is to protect our entire environment."In addition to banning ultra-thin plastic bags, retailers will no longer provide free plastic bags. ...
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