Saturday, December 31, 2005
BAGS
The Sydney Morning Herald’s environmental reporter Stephanie Peatling in early 2004:
The Federal Opposition has pounced on community hatred of plastic bags, agreeing to ban them as it beefs up its environmental credentials before the election later this year ...
But that plastic hatred turns out to have existed only in Stephanie’s mind. An attempt by retailer Coles Myer to introduce reusable, enviro-friendly, non-biodegradable bags has delivered hilarious results:
Less than 1 per cent of the non-biodegradable bags have been reused, according to Coles’ own calculations.
The despised green-pleasing bags, some 30 million of them, are reportedly destined for landfill.
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