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Xtine66 discovered this in Environment
•7 reviews since Feb 3, 2008
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Xtine66 discovered 5 months ago- Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: February 2, 2008 DUBLIN -- There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip bars and pollution. Every other person is talking into a cellphone. But there are no plastic shopping bags, the ubiquitous symbol of urban life. In 2002, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags; customers who want them must now pay 33 cents per bag at the register. There was an advertising awareness campaign. And then something happened that was bigger than the sum of these parts. Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Within a year, nearly everyone had bought reusable cloth bags, keeping them in offices and in the backs of cars. Plastic bags were not outlawed, but carrying them became socially unacceptable -- on a par with wearing a fur coat or not cleaning up after one's dog. "When my roommate brings one in the flat it annoys the hell out of me," said Edel Egan, a photographer, carrying groceries last week in a red backpack. ...
- starwalker rated 5 months ago
- Wow, this is a good idea! Why doesn't the UK government do this too? Thanks to xtine66.
- marielaem rated 5 months ago
Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags
Thanks to xtine66. The outlawing of plastic bags is happening in this part of Wales, too - without any kind of tax being involved. A few towns have banned them. Our local supermarket started giving out large, recyleable bags before Xmas. You paid 5p for two, and when they wear out they are replaced free of charge. I never accept plastic bags in shops - I use a canvas tote - though not in the vile green colour as per the above picture.
- whoneedsit rated 5 months ago
- "DUBLIN -- There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip bars and pollution. Every other person is talking into a cellphone. But there are no plastic shopping bags, the ubiquitous symbol of urban life. In 2002, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags; customers who want them must now pay 33 cents per bag at the register. There was an advertising awareness campaign. And then something happened that was bigger than the sum of these parts. Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Within a year, nearly everyone had bought reusable cloth bags, keeping them in offices and in the backs of cars. Plastic bags were not outlawed, but carrying them became socially unacceptable -- on a par with wearing a fur coat or not cleaning up after one's dog."
- Pickle05 rated 5 months ago
- "DUBLIN -- There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip bars and pollution. Every other person is talking into a cellphone. But there are no plastic shopping bags, the ubiquitous symbol of urban life. In 2002, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags; customers who want them must now pay 33 cents per bag at the register. There was an advertising awareness campaign. And then something happened that was bigger than the sum of these parts. Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Within a year, nearly everyone had bought reusable cloth bags, keeping them in offices and in the backs of cars. Plastic bags were not outlawed, but carrying them became socially unacceptable -- on a par with wearing a fur coat or not cleaning up after one's dog." Recently I started using bags like these for my groceries. And I have to admit I have a hard time remembering to bring them with me. Also my cats like to sleep in them so they are usually covered in cat hair! But can you imagine Americans being forced to pay a tax for plastic bags? I imagine some group somewhere would come up with the slogan FREEDOM MEANS OUR RIGHT TO PLASTIC OR PAPER.
- compuveg rated 5 months ago
- A nice piece of token legislation. They should tax petroleum products like they do alcohol and other such things; heavily enough to pay for the recovery from the product's detrimental effects. If this had been done when our oil testicles got squeezed in the 70's, we'd already have alternatives to petroleum in general.
- webchat rated 5 months ago
- "There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip bars and pollution. Every other person is talking into a cellphone. But there are no plastic shopping bags, the ubiquitous symbol of urban life."
