In these last few days, Toronto has been hit with a whirlwind of events, from the victory of the grey cup for the Toronto Argonauts, to the boot of Rob Ford's position as mayor. But Toronto has been hit again.....the Toronto city council has decided against the ban of plastic bags as well as the removal of 5 cent fee for bags. Although it has nothing to do with Ford's situation (since he thought the whole boot of bags is "outright stupid") it has more to do with the lawsuits of groups such as the Canadian Plastic Bag Association ....yes you read right *insert hysterical laugh here* and the Toronto Convenience Store Association. Although this is more of a legal battle between the municipality and associations that live on plastic bags, from a environmental point of view the ban would of had a huge positive impact on Canadians as it would of reduced the bad effects that plastic bags affect us and the ecosystem. Below, I added a chart that shows some facts about the dangers of plastic bags:
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/directionless-and-mindless-toronto-city-council-rescinds-proposed-plastic-bag-ban.html
It's pretty obvious that plastic bags is something that needs to be extinct in the years to come, and it's not a complicated, non-existent solution in fact, solutions do exist such as bags made out of recyclable materials, eco-friendly totes etc... it's just a matter of adjusting to a lifestyle that that can impact positively not only our envirorment, but also humankind.
Info from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/in-surprise-move-toronto-kills-plastic-bag-ban/article5753431/
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