Students to Sleepy Hollow: Ban Plastic Bags
23.02.12
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N. Y. – A group of Sleepy Hollow Middle School students want the villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow to just say no to plastic bags. The club proposes both villages enact a law similar to one passed in Rye, which says retail stores can only provide reusable bags or recyclable paper bags to their customers. The school's Environmental Action Club , led by science teacher Michael Garguilo, have sent letters to Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell and Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray urging them to consider adopting a law banning the use of plastic bags. The law does not prohibit stores making reusable bags available for sale. Stores that provide plastic bags would be fined $150.
Source: The Daily Sleepy Hollow
Public ignorance on show in EC bag consultation
23.02.12
agreed that action is needed to curb plastic bag use, but the associated comments expose a massive level of ignorance about the supposed bag menace. Carrier bags are a needless drain on our oil resources and can be easily replaced by reusable bags. The European Commission has published the results of its consultation on the use of plastic bags and the replies make for disturbing reading. Clearly the first point is wholly inaccurate and plastic bags are, of course, reusable. There are basically profit-interests behind using so much plastic. We should avoid using it and the EU should decide against unnecessary plastics. Plastic is destroying our environment and a pollution that is not necessary,&rdquo.
Source: Plastics & Rubber Weekly