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January 12, 2009

Giving the green shine to grocery shopping

Posted by Melissa Wilson at 09:19 AM ET

Starting today, Toronto Loblaws patrons will need to stock up on canvas bags or start shopping at Metro if they want to enjoy the petroleum-based convenience of free plastic shopping bag, CityNews reports.

The decision was made last month to charge five cents for each plastic bag (a la No Frills) handed out in Hogtown. The new fee was set to hit stores on June 1st of this year, but Loblaws has apparently decided to start a bit early, pocketing five months' worth of plastic bag profits.

Critics of the program say that it's just another way for corporate chains to make a buck, and that the City of Toronto is just looking for a way to avoid recycling costs.

What do you think? Is this a get-rick-quick scheme or an earnest effort to divert non-biodegradable plastic from landfills?

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Reader comments:

Now there is a solution and much better alternative to levying, recycling and reusable canvas grocery bags for those who forgets their canvas bag at home or in the car which is called "Bioplast Biodegradable Plastics."

Bioplast is a manufacturing company of BIOPLAST Branded Biodegradable Garbage Bags and Fridge Bags for the household markets and for the industry as well as Biodegradable Carrier Bags and Vegy Bags for the retail sector using their own patented unique formula of bacteria enzyme base substrate as against starch base as used by other manufacturers world over.

Bioplast is the only Biodegradable technology in the world using bacteria enzyme base substrate which is 100% biodegradable within 6 months after disposal as per ASTM-D 5988-1996 and EN 13432:2000/ISO 14855 standards with the lowest cost addition.

Bioplast biodegradable products are also compostable and hence enhancing the nutritive value of the remaining soil. All the ingredients of Bioplast biodegradable plastic products are food grade and non-toxic in nature therefore suitable to be in contact with food products.

The local and central Governments must now ban all non-biodegradable plastic bags and force all the retailers to use ONLY 100% Biodegradable bags in their stores without any charge as an alternative to reusable canvas bags for those who forgets their canvas bag at home. This will be the evidence of their sincere concern for the environment and their commitment to tackling the considerable problem of plastic bag waste and the pollution.

"What will you tell your children? Were you part of the Problem or part of the Solution?"

http://www.bioplast.com.tr

Posted by: BIOPLAST at January 16, 2009 02:17 AM

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