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Mexico City Bans Stores From Distributing Plastic Bags


Green Lifestyle  (tags: business, mexico, plastic bags, outlawed, goodnews )

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- 127 days ago - cnn.com
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexico City's thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that are not biodegradable.
Comments

Gorilly Girl (371)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 8:27 am
COOL BEANS......Okay you old High and mighty US peeps LOOK!!!! Mexico IS making a change...Ya think we need to follow suit????

Kudos to Mexico...

Big Gorilly Hugs
 

ALPHA W. (101)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 11:01 am
THIS SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE!!! PEOPLE STILL NEED A LOT OF EDUCATION!!!
 

Rhonda Maness (467)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 11:12 am
Thanks Terry
 

Dee C. (528)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 11:46 am
Great move..and yes all should follow this lead..
Thanks Terry..
Noted..
 

Alicya L. (188)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 2:21 pm
Good share Thank you Terry.
good to see the heads up!
 

bernadetteMP P. (75)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 6:55 pm
maybe it good thing terry thank ypu
 

Emagin Peace (16)
Thursday August 20, 2009, 7:15 pm
Sad but true....people need a law to change something when they could choose to do this themselves.
Take the US for example....I stand in line and watch one person after another use plastic bags. Like they are asleep. They are asleep. How many reading this right know choose "paper or plastic". Shame on you!
Pretend neither of those exist and get your highly processed foods home by some other means. Be creative!
And thank you Terry for letting us all know Mexico is awesome for doing this.
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (268)
Friday August 21, 2009, 3:37 am
Great news, lets hope they make this compulsory for all shops, and make it a worldwide trend...
 

Marion Y. (287)
Friday August 21, 2009, 7:50 am
Why is the US behind on this critical issue? Kudos to Mexico City!! Thanks Terry.
 

Elaine Robinson (116)
Friday August 21, 2009, 12:57 pm
ALL STORES STOP GIVING PLASTIC BAGS OUT - TAKE YOUR OWN BAGS - USE CARDBOARD FOR HEAVY LOADS OR IF SHOPS NEARBY GET A PUSH ALONG TROLLEY THESE MAYBE FOR ELDERLY BUT THEY WILL SAVE YOUR < BACK >
 

Cynthia Davis (248)
Saturday August 22, 2009, 9:38 am
And so it begins, I hope
 
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