May 8, 2008

China’s Plastic Bag Crackdown Is Windfall For Cloth Bag-Makers

As plastic bags litter China’s countryside the government is putting the pressure on the manufacturers, good news for China’s cloth bag industry.

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Reader Comments

What say the China bashers? I’m sure there’s a negative spin to this (perhaps that they’re only doing it because of the upcoming Olympics?). But the fact is that China, taking advantage of their dictatorial 1-party government, is making more significant strides towards greening their economy than is the U.S.

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