Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The solution is what they have in many European countries (including Denmark and most recently Spain): charge for plastic bags. This way, people will re-use them. It is one of those example we economists like?even a small price will make people change behaviour significantly. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 03 May 2016, at 05:14, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Well, just to give another point of view, overall they are far, far less > degrading to the environment if you take manufacture into account as well, > than, say, paper bags - to make the latter, you chop down forests wholesale > and pollute ground water as if there is no tomorrow. Things are never what > they superficially seem. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:38 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> They are not only ruining the environment, using petroleum, and causing >> all >> kinds of cancer and hormonal changes, but they ruin landscape photos: >> >> >> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000seRDkb_IxMU >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information