Just recently Whole Foods Market, the organic food store chain, has joined the growing number of retailers who are currently banning plastic bags in store, opting instead for reusable green bags or paper bags. The US supermarket chain approached its customers nationwide with several ‘plastic bag bans’ trial runs, which all produced positive results, ensuring their customers’ support for the eco-friendly initiative.
This is what Michael Besancon, a regional president of Whole Foods and the leader of an environmental task force has to say in favour of alternatives to plastic bags:
“The fact of plastic bags is they are not something that has been around forever,” “It was paper for many, many years. It’s not really a hardship.”
via [ New York Times ]
Similarly, in Australia environmental pressure groups seek for a total ban of plastic bags be enforced, after a voluntary scheme among large retailers to reduce their use failed to meet targets.
Following the example of the Irish government, the state of Victoria will impose a 10 cent levy per bag at the checkout from January 2009.
via [ The Age ]
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