Article Archive for 15 March 2008
Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags
Posted in General on 15 March 2008
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Posted in General on 15 March 2008
Stats: 537 views and 1 Comment
New York Times : 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 [...]
