Plastic bags were banned in all of Uganda in June 2007. Even though it was a good step toward a greener future, not all was going well when the government did not offer an alternative. Watch the following video to see how the ban effected local people and how using plastic bags can damage the environment.
It would have been a lot better if a well-thought alternative solution had been prepared.
10 February 2008
Free plastic bags in Victoria will be banned from 2009 with shoppers forced to pay a 10 cent levy on single-use bags.
9 December 2007
The city of Paris has decided to ban non-biodegradable plastic bags in large stores as of 2007, in an effort to cut down on pollution
30 November 2007
Plastic bags were banned in all of Uganda in June 2007. Even though it was a good step toward a greener future, not all was going well when the government did not offer an alternative.
14 November 2007
After a decision by 33 London councils, plastic bags could be soon be consigned to history
