1. White Pollution Banned in China.
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INDUSTRIAL contamination , *PLASTIC bags , *PLASTIC containers , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *POLLUTION , *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering , *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation - Abstract
The article offers information about the banning of "white pollution," the color of the plastic bags that merchants use to package goods purchased by consumers, in Beijing, China. Government authorities are requesting for a ban on such kind of pollution so that people will return to using cloth bags, reducing the volume of plastic bags clogging the streets and landscapes. Such measure is taken lightly by residents in Beijing because there are more important issues to consider including the growing concern over environmental issues and anxiety over the rising costs of oil prices than the issue concerning plastic products.
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- 2008