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曼省的Leaf Rapids市正式成为加拿大首个禁用一次性塑料袋的城市.1 G* c" E8 K2 r% P$ @
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市政官员说: 这项决定不仅有环境原因, 也出于城市美观的考虑. 我们常常听到市民抱怨一次性塑料袋有碍市容, 我们希望能做些实事来减少塑料袋, 美化城市.
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坚持发放塑料袋的商家将面临高额罚款.罚款额可达每天1000元.9 g/ g9 p9 Q, o; m3 d3 G
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Leaf Rapids市的这项措施是受澳大利亚,爱尔兰等国的启示而制定的.这些国家通过征税,禁用等手段来减少塑料袋的使用.! O2 ]6 H8 d$ X! _% L" E5 { V
政府官员估计,禁用令实施的头一年里将减少5万个塑料袋的使用.( g) T" d2 O0 w8 t% T8 x/ s% G' y
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在实施禁用令前 该市先是采取对买个袋子征收3分钱的费用的措施, 随后改为鼓励市民自带购物袋, 直到现在完全禁止塑料袋.
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9 i5 r4 x! e4 T) S' yLeaf Rapids的这项措施在全国掀起了一股积极的讨论, 他们希望自己成为全加其它城市的效仿对象.
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BC省的Rossland的市正在考虑采取相同措施.. L4 z% O% x. S2 |6 e @
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而就在上个月, 旧金山市领导人已经签署通过禁用塑料购物袋的禁用令, 如果该市市长也在上头签字, 旧金山将成为美国第一个禁用塑料袋的城市.
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Plastic bags officially banned in Manitoba town3 W2 N+ G' q0 E# P
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The town imposed the ban not only because of the detrimental impact the bags have on the environment but also because of the impact on the community's aesthetics, officials said.
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& [( ~$ z& v) E6 r"I've heard a lot of people talking about the unsightly scene of those bags," town administrator Bond Ryan told Canada AM on Monday. "I agreed and thought we could do something in our community to reduce the use of those bags and to make it a prettier place." e1 p, I3 ]' M2 \
1 k5 l$ I2 g/ {/ z& r5 E vRyan says the law will benefit the environment because the bags will be kept out of landfill. He also said the town's reputation as an international fishing destination will be protected. 1 W! D& _. C0 A
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& b `& U9 a+ ?, l$ @- V+ l# T6 X"If the store continues to give them out it will be $1,000 a day," said Ryan.
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"I don't think we'll have to go to those limits. The people and the stores are all on board." " w8 N1 Z i7 I& o& O9 |! c
) @7 n3 q9 `( Q% Q- C XThe ban was inspired by countries like Australia and Ireland, which have imposed taxes and bans to reduce the use of plastic bags. ; E% h. ~3 {/ {: @' C/ `
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Leaf Rapids officials estimate they'll eliminate over 50,000 plastic bags from their waste stream in the first year of the ban.
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The town initially implemented a three-cent levy on plastic bags but was then approached by Bring Your Own Bag with the suggestion that the community go plastic bag-free.
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Instore Products Ltd., the developer behind Bring Your Own Bag, is responsible for helping divert more than 100 million plastic bags from landfills in North America over the last 16 years.
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- M" p! c/ V3 ["This is a perfect example of how one idea can inspire a community, and how one community can inspire a country to conserve our environment," Matt Wittek, sales and marketing director for Bring Your Own Bag, said in a press release.
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3 U8 H6 z5 M1 y ^ ^"This initiative has sparked a national debate that has been overwhelmingly positive for the reduction of plastic bags. We hope that Canadians from all communities -- big and small -- take up Leaf Rapids' challenge to make a positive change." . b$ u. @- N. U( U% m- H* t! {6 z+ ^
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The company has donated 5,000 reusable shopping bags to town residents.
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* a4 b: G1 U8 x, |. x9 y# xThe southeastern B.C. town of Rossland is also considering a similar bylaw.
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j8 |; V8 f* O7 BJust last month, city leaders in San Francisco approved a ban on plastic grocery bags. If the city's mayor signs the ban as expected, San Francisco would become the first U.S. city to adopt such a rule |
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