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Plastic shopping bags in France are now history
2016-07-02 00:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A ban on plastic bags distributed at cashiers in French shops came into force Friday, as the country makes the environmentally-friendly shift to recyclable and reusable biodegradable bags. The measure came into effect July 1 and was passed as part of a 2015 energy bill. It bans plastic bags thinner than 50 micrometres from being distributed at cashiers regardless of volume, and regardless of whether or not the retailer charges customers for the bag. Bakeries, butcher shops, grocery stores and...
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