Another one bites the dust. LCBO has recently announced that plastic bags will no longer be offered at their stores and that existing supplies will be used until stocks are depleted. It's expected to save some 80 million bags annually. Paper bags and boxes will be used, along with BYOB - Bring Your Own Bag!
LCBO's plans have sparked some opposition from the plastics industry. "We have some concerns about that because all along we've said bans send out the wrong signal. You've got to have people changing their own way of doing things," said Serge Lavoie, president and chief executive of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.
The way I see it, while many people are making efforts to be more eco-minded, there's nothing wrong with a little helpful push in the right direction. Especially with something as seemingly simple as the issue of plastic bags.
Joanne St. Godard, executive director of the Recycling Council of Ontario says "It's about eliminating a package altogether by supporting reuse."
And that is essentially what it comes down to.
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