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Charging for Plastic Bags
The Warehouse (that's kinda like Wal-Mart for you overseas types) is soon to charge for plastic bags. I thought this dicussion (and there's a lot of it) was interesting.
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/your-views/2009/3/18/do-you-support-warehouses-move-charge-plastic-bags/?c_id=39
A telling comment?
"If The Warehouse were equally environmentally-minded when it comes to the piles of imported plastic rubbish that line their groaning shelves, then we could start to believe that sustainability was a concern to them."
And i particularly liked this suggestion:
"It would be rather worthwhile leaving all the packaging at the store when you shop. Especialy for some products you need a workshop to remove the packaging. Have recycling containers at the checkouts - leave the rubbish in the store, it will become a problem for the store and it will change to less packaged items. Simple."
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/your-views/2009/3/18/do-you-support-warehouses-move-charge-plastic-bags/?c_id=39
A telling comment?
"If The Warehouse were equally environmentally-minded when it comes to the piles of imported plastic rubbish that line their groaning shelves, then we could start to believe that sustainability was a concern to them."
And i particularly liked this suggestion:
"It would be rather worthwhile leaving all the packaging at the store when you shop. Especialy for some products you need a workshop to remove the packaging. Have recycling containers at the checkouts - leave the rubbish in the store, it will become a problem for the store and it will change to less packaged items. Simple."