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Posted by aaron cohen May 19, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Hong Kong

"Yau said a recent opinion poll showed that over 90% of Hong Kong residents agreed with reducing the use of plastic bags and 80% said they would actively support the environmental levy scheme to handle the abuse of plastic bags."

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

List of Places That Have Banned Plastic Bags

It's Earth Day today and what better way to celebrate than to celebrate places that are making giant leaps forward in their care of the environment. Since August, I've been documenting areas, cities, countries, and in some cases, stores that have banned plastic bags. In that time, there have been 25 notable bans and one unfortunate reversal of a ban.

Hopefully by next Earth Day, there will be too many places to document, and maybe the year after that, it will be unnecessary to document because bans will be so commonplace.

The places that have banned bags are, in no particular order: Mexico City, Sigatoka Town, Fiji, Palo Alto, CA, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, Greensboro, NC’s Deep Roots Market, Malibu, CA, Los Gatos, CA, Toronto, Canada, South Australia, Fairfax, CA, New Delhi, India, Unlikely Words » Plastic Bag Ban - The Big Island, Hawaii, Big Island, Hawaii, Red Sea, Egypt, Buenos Aires Province, Market of Choice, Westport, CT, Macedonia, Maui, Hawaii, Los Angeles, CA, Marshall County, Iowa (Unincorporated), Berkeley Farmers’ Market, and Marikina, The Philippines.

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Marikina, The Philippines

"Instead of plastics, marketgoers are encouraged to use bayong or biodegradable bags."

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 1

Plastic Bag Ban – Berkeley Farmers’ Market

"Ben Feldman, program manager of the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, said that the move was in step with the markets’ zero-waste campaign which aims to reduce and recycle plastic materials and to recycle and compost all waste products generated at the markets."

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Marshall County, Iowa (Unincorporated)

The ban applies only to 2 stores in unincorporated Marshall County, and not to any stores in the 13 cities of Marshall County.

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 18, 2009 0

What 365 Bags Look Like When You Wear Them

Via Universal Hub here's what it looks like when you wear 365 bags.

Posted by aaron cohen Mar 28, 2009 1

Plastic Bag Ban – Mexico City

"In a press statement Tuesday, the city legislature cited estimates that the average city resident uses 288 plastic bags per year."
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Posted by aaron cohen Mar 27, 2009 1

Plastic Bag Ban – Sigatoka Town, Fiji

"Mr Tuidraki added that some retailers in Sigatoka were already providing alternatives to customers, phasing out the use of plastic bags".

Posted by aaron cohen Mar 18, 2009 1

Plastic Bag Ban – Palo Alto, CA

"Environmentalists are unhappy that the ban only applies to four supermarkets in Palo Alto and not pharmacies or convenience stores."

Posted by aaron cohen Mar 15, 2009 1

Plastic Bag Ban – Fort McMurray, Edmonton

"I think it’s something that could potentially be a tipping point for other cities, like Calgary or Vancouver, who can now point to Fort McMurray and say, ‘Well, they’re doing it up there, so maybe we should really go ahead in this direction as well.’"

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