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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 19E-

THE CAMPAIGN IS

CAMPAIGN

COMMITTEE,

H

WHICH

DEPARTMENT,

ORGANISED BY THE **USE LESS

REPRESENTATIVES COMPRISES

MANAGEMENT

RETAIL

BAGS PLASTIC

THE FROM ASSOCIATION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

SPEAKING AT THE

PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT

LAUNCHING CEREMONY,

TONY LANDS,

MR

FOR

THE SECRETARY

AND

EASON, NOTED THAT THE NOVEMBER CAMPAIGN HAD ITS ROOTS IN THE FORUM ON PLASTIC BAGS HELD IN

CONSUMERS, BUSINESS AND LAST YEAR, WHEN IDEAS WERE EXCHANGED ON HOW THE GOVERNMENT COULD CO-OPERATE TO REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS.

CAMPAIGN SHOWS ΤΟ WASTE REDUCTION

"THE SUCCESSFUL START OF THIS THE PARTIES CONCERNED ARE COMMITTED INTEND TO TAKE ACTION," HE SAID.

THAT ALL AND NOW

CAUSE, NOTING THAT THE RETAIL INDUSTRY WAS SO COMMITTED TO THE

THE CAMPAIGN BY REFUSING MR EASON APPEALED TO CONSUMERS TO SUPPORT THE OFFER OF PLASTIC BAGS DURING THEIR NEXT SHOPPING TRIP.

WHILE THE RETAIL SECTOR WAS ONLY ONE SOURCE MR EASON SAID PUBLIC MARKETS ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.

"

"GOVERNMENT, TOO WILL PLAY ITS PART; WE ARE

AND WILL HELP BY AIM OF THE CAMPAIGN PUBLIC ATTITUDES, HE SAID.

TRYING то

COMMITTED ΤΟ THE INDUCE CHANGES IN

OF PLASTIC BAGS,

WE CAMPAIGN,

HOPE THAT OTHER USE OF PLASTIC BAGS IN

THE

PLASTIC

REASON

WHY

BASIS, TACKLE OTHER

"WITH THE EXAMPLE SET BY THIS SECTORS TOO CAN CONTRIBUTE BY REDUCING THE THEIR OWN TRADES, HE SAID.

A VOLUNTARY "AND IF THE RETAIL SECTOR CAN, ON

1 SEE PROBLEM. BAG

NO DAUNTING

ADOPT SECTORS CANNOT COMMERCIAL

WASTE AND RESOURCE MINIMISATION

" HE SAID. PRACTICES TO HELP TACKLE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS,

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY,

MR ASSOCIATION,

RETAIL MANAGEMENT

CAMPAIGN AS SIGNIFICANT.

RODNEY

DESCRIBED THE

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MILES,

THAT A TRADE

OUT

ASSOCIATION

HAD AN INDUSTRY LED

RETAILERS WILL JOIN IN AS

HE SAID.

THE

HE SAID IT WAS THE FIRST TIME RALLIED TOGETHER A GROUP OF RETAILERS TO CARRY ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN.

"WE BELIEVE THAT MANY OTHER CAMPAIGN GATHERS EXPOSURE AND MOMENTUM,

LEVEL OF

ACHIEVEMENT

"BEST ACTION

AWARDS, THAT IS,

PARTICIPATING RETAILERS, BASED ON THEIR IN THE CAMPAIGN, WILL VIE FOR FOUR YEAR-END REDUCTION" AWARD, "DISTINCTIVE PLAN" AWARD AND "BEST REDUCTION IDEA" AWARD.

RETAIL

"BEST

AWARD. OUTLET

THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL ON WAYS TO LIMIT THE USE OF

SUPPORT, OTHER THAN RETAILERS' INVITE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PLASTIC BAGS THROUGH A COMPETITION.

PUBLIC

ALSO PLEDGING SUPPORT TO THE CAMPAIGN TODAY WERE OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, PROFESSOR EDWARD CHEN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REBD,

THE CHAIRMAN

THE

DIRECTOR OF

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