"We want to be more eco-friendly... So we're charging for plastic bags... You may well ask why we don't just convert to paper? Well we do really!" "Economy friendly.." 21 April 2009

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"We want to be more eco-friendly... So we're charging for plastic bags... You may well ask why we don't just convert to paper? Well we do really!" "Economy friendly.." 21 April 2009

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In four frames two self-satisfied businessmen who represent the big shopping chains 'Foodstuff' and 'The Warehouse' tell the world that they are trying to be eco-friendly and so are charging for plastic bags. They add that people might wonder why they don't convert to paper (bags) and they happily say that in fact they do as they count up the (paper) dollar notes. The Warehouse has become the latest retailer to add a 10c surcharge on its plastic bags in a bid to encourage the use of re-usabl...

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2009

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22858809

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The Warehouse New Zealand / Foodstuffs (NZ) Ltd / Plastic bags / Environmental responsibility / Pollution

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