If you are planning on getting some bags made, you will need to think carefully about what you want to achieve with them. Paper bags and canvas bags are two popular options. Is one better than the other or do they have their own strengths and weaknesses?
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A number of environmental groups have asked the European Commission to ban plastic bags. The request comes ahead of an EU consultation on plastic waste, the results of which should be published in the next few months.
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Those who need more proof that plastic bags are an unnecessary environmental threat can look to recent evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Speaking via Twitter, the UAE foreign minister, Zayed Al Nahyan, has said that he wants to participate in a proposed desert clean-up later in the month as plastic bags are threatening wildlife.
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We hear a lot about plastic bag bans around the world, but not so much about them being enforced in this country. The UK government is strong on advice but weak on action on this issue. However, various communities have taken it upon themselves to address the problem.
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A sustainability task force has asked the Chico City Council to consider a plastic bag ban, even though they haven’t established the exact details yet. If passed, the law would bring Chico into line with a number of other cities in California which already have plastic bag bans in place.
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In the US, Democratic lawmaker, Joe Fitzgibbon, has proposed a statewide ban on plastic bags in Washington. There have been a large number of cities and counties banning plastic bags, but so far there hasn’t been a statewide ban.
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In Vadodara (formerly Baroda) in the state of Gujarat in India, those selling vegetables have pledged to stop providing plastic bags for customers following a meeting called by Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC).
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