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05-01-2017, 03:25 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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Nobody uses plastic bags here anymore since the Govt brought in the tax on them, making the shops have to charge for them. Now almost everyone has bought one usually recyclable cloth bag which they bring when they go shopping, and occasionally you might need to buy one or two more, but mostly you bring your own bags. Small, flimsy plastic bags are still available but they're pretty useless for anything more than a few small items and most people don't bother: I've seen people walking out of Tescos holding a bunch of shopping in their arms. Seems to have worked for us anyway.
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05-01-2017, 03:48 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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We've certainly seen a decrease in the amount of plastic bags just dumped on the ground since the system was initiated anyway, so it's been good for the environment. Not sure you can mock that to be honest.
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05-01-2017, 05:07 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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A few technical concerns that bother me about a wider rollout of green technology. Battery storage for rooftop solar would be a problem at end of life disposal. Not sure where they're at as far as recyclability but it's something that needs addressing before we wind up with toxic stockpiles.
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05-01-2017, 05:39 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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Speaking of environmental issues I'm not sure if the situation in Northern Australia has made much news overseas but the idiot government here is looking to bankroll a massive new coal mine and shipping port right in the middle of the already struggling Great Barrier Reef.
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05-01-2017, 06:09 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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It sounds like double bad news ; screw up the Reef some more and release a bunch of CO2. At least there seems to be some well-coordinated protesting going on. Perhaps you'll keep us posted on how this story plays out in the coming months...
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05-01-2017, 06:20 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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Basically the freaking morons torpedoed any green incentive schemes that had been put in place and decided that coal was the way of the future. Even as China moves away from coal and the bottom is dropping out of the industry they are determined to stay the course. They had a choice of putting Australia at the forefront of green technology or tying the country to a dying industry and they chose the latter.
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05-01-2017, 06:40 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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Yes, it sucks when decision-makers are so fixated on the model of last century's energy solutions when there is so much evidence to show that it's no longer the best way forward.
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05-01-2017, 07:27 PM | #19 (permalink) | |
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I have to skim through those threads to make sure old me didn't say anything stupid lol.
So to add to the plastic bag discussion. The tax placed on those ends up affecting the poor so much more. Also I would hate to put meats in a cloth bag. The spread of bacteria is a definite issue.
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(Also, in the UK, you can still get free carrier bags for meat, fish and other produce like that; they are exempt from the charge.)
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