NEWS
we have made a start on plastic bag
2010/9/26 6:59:37
Standing beside a cashier's counter, with both hands full with goods she bought in Carrefour, Zhao Shaojuan realized that she forgot to bring a bag with her.
Just a year before, all shopping malls, supermarkets and open markets in Beijing provided free plastic bags. The 66-year-old Zhao still finds it hard to adopt to taking a bag when shopping.
"But I will try to bring a bag next time," said the retired high school teacher
Chen Gang, a 30-year-old office worker,said that he is used to taking a bag when he goes to supermarkets.
Almost a year ago, on June 1, 2008, China banned supermarkets, shops and open markets from supplying free plastic bags to customers, in a drive to protect environment and cut waste.
So what has happened in the past year?
On Monday afternoon, a Xinhua report watched 100 customers and found 24 bought plastic bags in a Wal-Mart in southern Beijing
He explained that plastic bags take about 200 years to decompose and they greatly contaminate soil and water sources. If they end up in rivers and the sea, they may lead to the deaths of fish, animals and plants.
It's hard work to persuade 1.3 billion people to give up plastic bags，But more important, we have made a start
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