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Plastic bag charge no longer carries weight, two years on

By Wu Wencong | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-04 08:00

Plastic bag charge no longer carries weight, two years on

Plastic bags are still widely used in the city's wet markets. Wang Jing / China Daily

Beijing shoppers' use of plastic bags is picking up again, two years after the implementation of a policy requiring retailers to charge for the bags. The policy, in the opinion of some ecology-minded nongovernmental organizations, is losing power.

Plastic bag charge no longer carries weight, two years on

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