Parliamentary Questions on Carrier Bags

“Levying even a small charge on single-use carrier bags may not be the best option”

The following question was recently raised in Parliamentary Questions by Nicholas Brown MP on the subject of Carrier Bags.

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Mail order and internet packaging

Smith Bateson has been extremely successful in supplying bespoke printed polythene and paper mailing bags, luxury boxes, and dress/suit carriers for online dispatch orders.

Printed tissue paper, ribbons and labels all promote and reinforce your brand.

We can manufacture Mono or CO-EX extruded Films and print up to 10 colours in Flexographic or Gravure process.

With global sourcing, stockholding, stock management we provide a complete service.

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Toronto kills plastic bag ban

Toronto bags

Toronto city council has halted its contentious ban on plastic shopping bags, handing a victory to Rob Ford at what could be his last meeting as mayor.

Councillors voted Wednesday to kill the proposed bylaw that would have enforced the ban beginning Jan. 1.

“We’ve made a decision. There is no ban on bags,” Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, the chair of the public works committee, said. “There is no five-cent charge [for bags.] We have spent enough time at council dealing with this. We need to move forward.”

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