China to limit use of plastic bags from June 1
| Editor's
note:
Chinese government will impose limits on the use of plastic bags starting on June 1, as part of its dual campaign to protect the environment and save energy.
|
 |
| China thus joins
many governments that have moved to limit the manufacture, sale
and use of plastic bags, according to the circular, posted on
the central government's web site (www.gov.cn). First, the General Office of the State Council ordered a ban on the production, sale and use of ultra-thin bags (defined as less than 0.025 mm thick) as of June 1. Second, supermarkets and shops will be banned from giving free plastic bags to customers as of that date. More>>
|
|
|
Related news:
|
|
|
Talk Back: Changing bags, changing attitudes From June 1, all shops and supermarkets will be banned from giving away free plastic bags.
|
|
|
UN hails China's plastic ban UN environment chief Achim Steiner has praised a recent decision by the Chinese government to impose limits on the use of plastic bags.
|
|
|
Eco-fashion looks to make shoppers green with envy A decidedly non-bling canvas carry-all last year became the unlikely choice of arm-candy for a league of spoiled Hollywood celebrities fuelling the phenomenon of the "It bag".
|
|
|
Shopping
baskets popular in S China
|
|
    |
|
Composition
Plastic shopping bags are most often made of polyethylene, (low-density or high-density). They do not readily decompose in a sealed landfill and represent a possible contaminant to plastic recycling operations.
Environmental issues
Fifth, plastic bags can cause unsupervised infants to suffocate.
Other governments' measures
