Article: SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS: GIANT BAG MONSTERS TO DESCEND ON SHOPPERS.

Article: British environment campaigner urges Pacifc Islands to ban ...
PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association;  October 22, 2007 ;     498 words ... ... Her campaign led to an English town banning plastic bags in shops and raised the profile of the issue ... young whales are being threatened by drifting plastic bags. She welcomes moves to ban plastic bags in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Samoa. She ...

Article: Ban plastic bags?(Debate)(Brief article)
Junior Scholastic;  February 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... was the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags. Its neighbor Berkeley is studying ... others call for the recycling of plastic bags instead. What Do You Think? Ban plastic shopping bags? Yes "Plastic bags are harmful to the environment ...

Article: Qld: Boaties ban plastic bags
AAP General News (Australia);  October 21, 2003 ;     219 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 10-21-2003 Qld: Boaties ban plastic bags Queensland boaties are moving to ban plastic bags to help save the environment and their own expensive equipment. Queensland Boating Industry ...

Article: City has no plans to ban plastic bags
Winnipeg Free Press;  March 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the example of Leaf Rapids and ban plastic bags in shopping stores but the City ... is donating 5,000 recyclable plastic bags to the community. A small town in British Columbia also plans to ban plastic bags. But there are no provision for ...

Article: Vic: Anglesea plans to ban plastic bags
AAP General News (Australia);  April 10, 2004 ;     236 words ... ... 2004 Vic: Anglesea plans to ban plastic bags The coastal community of Anglesea ... be the first Victorian town to ban plastic shopping bags. The Victorian ... was the first Australian town to ban plastic bags in retail outlets a year ago ...

Article: Los Angeles adopts proposal to ban plastic ...
Xinhua News Agency;  July 1, 2008 ;     378 words ...Los Angeles adopts proposal to ban plastic bags LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles City Council committee adopted a proposal on Tuesday to ban plastic bags in supermarkets. The proposal also bans foam food ...

Article: Why not ban plastic bags completely?
Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain);  September 10, 2008 ;     334 words ... ... are still continuing to carry goods in plastic bags. Why don't malls stop providing plastic bags altogether? People will automatically ... start using gunny bags. Why not completely ban plastic bags if they are harmful to the environment ...