Chinese ban on certain plastic bags begins to take effect.
Articles — By forcechange on February 27, 2008 2:30 am
The Chinese government recently mandated that thin plastic shopping bags are to be banned, starting June 1, two months prior to the Summer Olympics in Beijing. According to the AP, in anticipation of this law, China’s largest plastic bag manufacturer has closed its factory. It is unclear to what extent other types of disposal bags will still be allowed. Readers with insight on this topic are encouraged to chime in.
This story is of particular interest given the recent developments regarding the taxation and regulation of plastic carry-out bags in both Ireland and Santa Monica. It will be interesting to compare the results of the Irish method (taxation of bags) to the Santa Monica/Chinese method (outright ban). As we’ve noted before, when solutions like taxation of a problem can be effective (e.g., a 95% decrease in Irish usage of plastic bags), more absolutist options like outright bans seem less desirable and may even be unnecessary.
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