Transcontinental, the company the produces/distributes Quebec's most irritating commodity, the Publi Sac, had a little piece of news saying that they were going to begin using biodegradable plastic bags in early 2008. Check the article out right here:
http://www.transcontinental-gtc.com/en/5-news-centre/07-11-13.html
Although I encourage this shift in a greener direction, it still doesn't solve the following issues:
Carbon emissions
Deforestation
Pollution from printing mills
Household waste; Unwanted, unsolicited large-scale SPAM
Landfill space (for those who choose not to recycle)
Landfill space (for those who do decide to recycle... );Montreal only recycles 17% of what CAN be recycled
Biodegradable plastic bags are great, but it's a smokescreen and dare I say, a sort of green-washing for some bigger issues. It's a good step in the right direction, but not good enough.
Click this link for a good Montreal environmental forum
http://green514.com/
My boss wants me to draft a letter to give to different boroughs in Montreal asking them to ban the Publi Sac. I'll post it here when it's done.
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