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A comment on Nepal's Ban on Production and Use of Plastic Bags Comes into Effect. Parent comment

Re:Nepal's Ban on Production and Use of Plastic Bags Comes i... by chiph on Sunday July 17, 2016 @10:34AM (#12110282)
Offer a return payment for them of a few cents each. It's how a lot of highways & cities in the US stay clean of aluminum cans - the homeless pick them up and turn them in for a profit.
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Re:Nepal's Ban on Production and Use of Plastic Bags Comes i... by neokya on Sunday July 17, 2016 @10:46AM (#12110331)
Exactly. In Germany, return payment is 0.25 EURO and it works great. Most people at home collect them and bring to supermarket. Those who throw them on streets, homeless people are more than happy to pick up and cash in. Win-win situation in every angle.
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Re:Nepal's Ban on Production and Use of Plastic Bags Comes i... by collyw on Monday July 18, 2016 @03:25PM (#12117471)
They are nice thick ones as well. I usually bring one or two home from Germany, as they are far better suited for reuse when hiking than the crappy ones you get here.
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