tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782644139927778760.post8732878120375988131..comments2008-05-19T06:35:25.442-04:00Yves Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506020285476330865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782644139927778760.post-68159564286744425712008-05-19T06:35:00.000-04:002008-05-19T06:35:00.000-04:002008-05-19T06:35:00.000-04:00You are right about colored plastic.Jojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782644139927778760.post-32303211907946444452008-05-18T04:29:00.000-04:002008-05-18T04:29:00.000-04:002008-05-18T04:29:00.000-04:00I'm not denying this is an issue. But bigger problems are not addressed. My pet peeve is colored plastic. I recall reading that colored plastic is horrid stuff (the dyes are nasty and they can't be recycled, while clear and white plastic can be), I wish we could get traction on banning it for packaging. I suppose I should applaud any progress, but I wish we were doing a better job of setting priorities.Yves Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506020285476330865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782644139927778760.post-25770336594123047682008-05-18T04:19:00.000-04:002008-05-18T04:19:00.000-04:002008-05-18T04:19:00.000-04:00On the plastic bad story form the BBC, this is apropos:<BR/><BR/>1.9.2008 10:11 AM<BR/>China's Plastic Bag Ban Will Save 37 Million Barrels of Oil<BR/><BR/>China Leapfrogs Other Nations with Simple Message: Bring Your Own Bag<BR/><BR/>China has never been considered an environmental role model. Given a population of 1.3 billion, unprecedented carbon emissions and a slew of recent lead-toy scandals, many would say the country stands as a — if not the — prime example of environmental failure.<BR/><BR/>Yet, in a bolt from the blue, it looks like the red has embraced green.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday, China’s State Council put a nationwide ban on plastic bags. The cabinet has demanded all stores (from major supermarkets to small shops) go plastic bag-free after June 1.<BR/><BR/>According to the Daily Mail, China uses more plastic bags than any other country. China squanders 37 million barrels of crude oil on plastic bag production every year. The nationwide ban will no doubt help correct China’s tarnished image, especially before the Beijing Olympic Games.<BR/><BR/>With nations from Ireland to Uganda — and now China — topping the bag-ban list, lets hope the United States will make moves to follow the trend.<BR/><BR/>Find this article at: www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/china-plastic-bags-47010907Jojonoreply@blogger.com