Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Pay per bag in China

Charging for shopping bags

12-07-2006
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20061207/101435.shtml
Lu Yuying, CCTV

China's supermarket industry spends five billion yuan on shopping bags and packing boxes each year. The financial and environmental costs are tremendous. Now some supermarkets in the southwestern city of Kunming City have begun to charge for plastic bags, but response has been lukewarm...

Saturday, November 18, 2006

China's chain stores: 50 billion bags

China's chain stores use 50 billion plastic carryout bags a year

Nov. 10, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/10/eng20061110_320380.html
People's Daily Online

China's shops hand out 50 billion plastic carrier bags to customers each year, according to a report by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association (CCFA).
The report on issues of energy conservation in chain stores was based on a three-month survey into the country's 30 high-profile retail chain stores and franchises, according to CCFA.