Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Going
green: Morocco bans use of plastic bags
Who are
the largest consumers of plastic bags? This question is easily answered by most
of you, Americans (maybe Chinese if there is reliable data available). But who
are the next?
Surprisingly,
this tiny North-African country with a population of about one-tenth of the U.S.
uses more plastic bags than any other country. They seem to be obsessed by this
environmentally harmful convenience using as many as 900 bags per person a year.
The
country has been trying to take leadership role to become greener and recently made
a law that prohibits production, import and distribution of plastic bags.
Making such a progressive and aggressive law is remarkable but it is just a start.
How the law is practiced is in fact much more important. One question is if
they have enough substitutes or practical solutions for 900 bags per person a
year.
Enjoy
reading and thinking what Moroccans use that many plastic bags for.
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