Amazingly quick result to something only initiated two months ago.
China's war against "white pollution" has claimed its first large-scale victim with the closure of the country's biggest plastic bag manufacturer.
The shutdown of Suiping Huaqiang Plastic, which employs 20,000 people, highlighted the social costs of a government drive to clean up one of the world's most polluted environments.
It comes less than two months after the state banned production of ultra-thin bags and ordered supermarkets to stop giving away free carriers from June 1.
That surprise move - which went further than anything done by the US, the UK and many other developed nations - was hailed by Greenpeace, Earthwatch and other green groups as a sign of growing environmental awareness in China.
[From China's biggest plastic bag maker closes after ban | World news | The Guardian]
I really just wanted an excuse to use the photo of the Pope again, as she helps me create of my blog posts (by sprawling right in front of my monitor, demanding attention)
