Friday, February 10, 2012

Cleaning up in Cambodia

YouTube video about the plastic bag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBtCb61Sd4

Governments around the world have taken action to ban or restrict the
use of plastic bags.

China banned the use of ultra-thin plastic bags in 2008.

Ireland placed a fee on plastic bags and reportedly reduced consumption by 90%.

Towns all over the United States are rising to the challenge.

San Francisco has banned plastic bags.

India seems to be taking the lead in bans on plastic bags.

Cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Karwar, Tirumala, Vasco, Rajasthan all
have a ban on the bag.

A ban on plastic bags went into effect in Rangoon Burma late last year.

Plastic bags have been banned in Bangladesh since 2002.


http://www.noruzfilms.com/films/plasticbag.html