1. Plastic Bags Are Good for You.
- Author
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Mangu-Ward, Katherine
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PLASTIC bags , *PLASTIC bag laws , *PLASTIC bags & the environment , *WATER pollution , *MARINE resources conservation , *TAXATION - Abstract
The article discusses the benefits of plastic bags, focusing on the ban or tax on plastic use in countries such as South Africa, Bangladesh and several U.S. states. It is noted that San Francisco in California, was the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags due to its environmental effects such as water pollution and water disposal. It states that the major concern for banning plastic grocery bags is the safety of marine life; however the technology behind plastic bag creation has won Nobel Prize.
- Published
- 2015