Beijing says “bag it up,” but you can’t use plastic

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The Beijing government issued a ban against plastic shopping bags in an effort to reduce “white pollution” and step up its recycling efforts. The ban is effective June 1.

Shoppers: It’s BYO Bag in China
By Christopher Bodeen
Associated Press
January 10, 2008

BEIJING (AP) — Declaring war on the “white pollution” choking its cities, [...]