Can we do without plastic bags?
The New Straits Times in Malaysia opened a debate on the issue. Some interesting comments came up:
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Environment Blogs
2006/1/3
2005/12/4
Ask your consumers. They like cloth bags and are willing to pay for them
Just read an amusing blog by a lady who lives in California discussing the proposed tax on plastic bags there. Here is an excerpt:
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Lessons from Harvard and Google
Harvard Business School has a wonderful resource for all businesses, large and small.
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Go ahead and tax plastic bags, say 55% of Japanese shoppers
An article in today’s Yomiuri Shimbun said 55% of Japanese shoppers want plastic bags to be taxed.
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2005/10/4
Girls just wanna have fun
Scotland is fortunate to have media that have taken cognizance of the harm that plastic bags do to the environment.
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2005/9/24
Pleasing our customers is what we live for
This morning my daughter Kaajal got a mail from a customer in Akron, Ohio, which said this
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2005/9/20
American city councils ponder plastic waste problem
City councils everywhere today have to address the question of what to do with discarded plastic bags.
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Amitabh Bachan speaks out against paper bags
Amitabh Bachan, one of India’s most popular movie stars, hosts KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati), and it is watched by an audience of many millions.
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2005/9/17
Jharkhand bans plastic bags. But only at some places.
The Indian state of Jharkhand announced a ban on the use of plastic bags within a two km radius of religious and tourist place.
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2005/9/14
The government of India needs to reconsider this insane rule.
Back in the 70s there used to be a joke based on some songs by Bob Dylan and other such topical balladeers. The punch line was the moment the US government discovered that marijuana caused cancer they’d legalize it.
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