Chinese plastic bag maker officially closes up shop
The country's largest producer of plastic bags has closed, The Washington Post reports. This, only a month after the Chinese government banned stores from handing out free plastic bags in a bold move to improve the environment. The ban officially goes into effect June 1.All 10,000 workers at the Huaqiang factory lost their jobs, and the company plans to sell its raw materials and equipment. According to the article, the company, Nanqiang Plastic Industrial Ltd., produced 250,000 tons of plastic bags each year.
While it is great to see the ban being followed, there is another issue that arises as a result: where do the workers go from a factory whose products are no longer needed?
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2-27-2008 @ 4:26PM
TheSpuddy said...
Sad for the 10,000 workers, but great for the rest of the 6.6 billion people that live on this earth.
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2-27-2008 @ 6:49PM
craig said...
You could give those 10,000 people jobs picking up all of the plastic bag litter that was produced while they were in business. More jobs, less litter.
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2-29-2008 @ 10:41AM
Rich said...
The green job industry keeps getting bigger, how abotu there.
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