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 Platic Bag Phase-Out |
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It's the governments' intention to phase-out
the lightweight plastic carry bags used by
many retailers by the end of 2008. Many
retailers have already started to make the
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Bag Smart |
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A social marketing campaign to reduce plastic shopping bags in the community. Bag Smart connectspeople to the issue of plastic bags,
demonstrates that there are alternatives,
and supports the take up of sustainable
social change. |
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EcoRecycle Victoria |
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Victorian Government agency with the mission to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations by minimising the creation of waste, promoting the sustainable use of resources and better managing the disposal of material which cannot be diverted from landfill for productive use. www.ecorecycle.vic.gov.au |
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EPHC Management of Plastic Bags |
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Australians consume approximately 6.9 billion plastic carry bags a year. Plastic bags are Australia's highest volume ‘add-on' packaging designed as a single use or disposable product and are not necessarily essential to product integrity. Approximately 53% of plastic bags
are distributed from supermarket outlets, while 47% come from other retail outlets such as fast food shops, liquor stores, and general merchandising.
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Plastic Shopping Bags in Australia |
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National Plastic Bags Working Group Report to
the National Packaging Covenant Council Current plastic bag use and disposal, both by consumers and through waste management activities, not only create environmental problems, but also reinforce the perception of a wasteful society. Plastic bags as litter create a visual pollution problem, and affect our aquatic wildlife, while the heavy reliance on 'disposable' plastic bags by the Australian consumer raises questions of resource
consumption and resource efficiency.
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Plastic: A Problem of Global Proportions |
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International Plastics Task Force, a diverse and committed network of activists, waste management specialists and Non Governmental Organizations world wide. www.ecologycenter.org
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Planet Ark |
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Plastic bags can harm and kill wildlife. However, plastic bags are a convenience item as well as an environmental problem. Despite the fact that alternatives such as calico or string bags are available, people keep using plastic bags.
In fact, Australians use around 6 billion plastic bags per year, 3.3 billion of which are supermarket plastic bags: www.planetark.org
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An Introduction to the History of Plastics |
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Plastic Recycling and the Environment
Although plastics have had a remarkable impact on our culture, it has become increasingly obvious that there is a price to be paid for their use. www.packagingtoday.com
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It's easy being green |
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Although we may be overwhelmed by the environmental catastrophes that seem to occur around us with alarming regularity, Karen Pearce
says there is a simple way each and every person can make a difference. It doesn't involve travelling the world to clean up oil spills or standing
in the path of bulldozers to prevent land clearing. It actually involves shopping
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