Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Charging is supposedly compulsory in India as well, though most establishments do not do so. Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 03-May-2016, at 10:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information