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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9455)	8/26/2009 10:11:54 AM
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China Plastic Bag Ban Cuts 3 Million Tons of Oil Consumption By Sanchez Wang Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s second-biggest energy consumer, may save as much as 3 million metric tons of oil a year by banning retailers from providing free plastic bags to shoppers, said the nation’s top economic planning agency. The ban, which was instituted in June last year, has reduced plastic bag consumption at supermarkets by two-thirds, the National Development and Reform Commission said on its Web site today. China’s annual carbon emissions may be cut by as much as 9.6 million tons as a result, the agency said. The government is subsidizing purchases of energy-efficient home appliances, funding alternative energy projects and cracking down on dumping by factories in a bid to reduce pollution after the nation passed the U.S. in 2006 to become the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. China this month ordered environmental evaluations done for all industrial, transportation and other development projects before they’re approved by the government. Retailers in China are currently required to charge shoppers separately for plastic bags. Production and usage of plastic bags thinner than 0.025 millimeters is also prohibited. To contact the reporter on this story: Sanchez Wang in Hong Kong swang173@bloomberg.net bloomberg.com