Chile becomes first Latin America country to ban commercial use of plastic bags

[Judi Lynn]

President Sebastian Pinera says the country is taking a "giant step" towards being cleaner as it phases out plastic bags.

18:26, UK,
Friday 03 August 2018

By Lucia Binding, news reporter

Chile has joined a growing number of countries to ban the commercial use of plastic bags.

It became the first country in Latin America to enact the new law on Friday.

"I want to share with you the joy that as of today we're enacting the law," said President Sebastian Pinera at a public ceremony in Santiago.

He later handed out cloth bags to passers-by.



A seagull covered by a plastic bag at Caleta Portales beach in Valparaiso, Chile

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https://news.sky.com/story/chile-becomes-first-latin-america-country-to-ban-commercial-use-of-plastic-bags-11459717

[roody]

1. Chile leads the way. nt

[yonder]

2. See, now that's not so hard is it?

Proactive. You see a problem, then you take steps to fix it. If those first steps need to be adjusted then adjust them. You don't hem and haw while listening to industry lobbyists telling you to sit on your hands. You overcome analysis paralysis and effin do something.