Finally, there's some good news coming our way. The credit definitely goes to the Australia government. The ubiquitous plastic shopping bags that once littered highway-sides, shopping centre gardens and every space in between will be phased out from today.
A ban imposed by the Environment Protection and Heritage Council will seek to bring to an end the long suffered bane of lovers of the environment everywhere.
The move comes about in an effort to bring Australia more in line with the green standards aimed at by the Council for the Australian Federation of governments.
Let's spare a few minutes to check how many plastic bags we use in a week. Once you've done that, spend the next few minutes to calculate how many plastic bags are being used by the entire neighbourhood. Imagine, if you used one cotton shopping bag which lasts a whole year, how many plastic bags would that reduce?
If you wish to know more facts about plastic bags and their nuisance, log on to Kope Initiatives; and you'll read for yourself.
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