Edmonton Canada Takes Bold Step To Cut Down On Plastic Bag Usage By 50% Within 5 Years

The city of Edmonton is taking the lead to curtail the use of plastic bags by 50% within the next 5 years.
In 2008, it was estimated that Albertan’s used about 5 plastic bags each, which cumulatively added up to a total of 900 million bags.
The Minister of Environment, Robert Renner, said in a recent statement [...]

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