Plastic bag tax is a blindingly brilliant idea. The impact of the tax is at the perfect psychological point (the checkout). Two days ago I was across the border in Northern Ireland, I bought a newspaper and a sandwich. The checkout girl handed them to me in a plastic bag, and I started to dig for change. I finally realised that the bag was free and walked out. I couldn't help it. I felt dirty.
As for greenwashing, it gets my back up. Hearing about political leaders having a "carbon-neutral" summit and accomplishing feck-all on climate change, well, that more or less sums up what is wrong with the world.
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