Call for reduced plastic bag usage

Archiv – Pointing to efforts within Japan, China and South Korea to cut consumption of plastic bags, Japan’s Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita has called on the rest of the world to take similarly strong action. The subject was raised at the start of a three-day meeting of environment ministers in Kobe, Japan, at which a number of environmental issues – including policies on recycling – were addressed.Global | Pointing to efforts within Japan, China and South Korea to cut consumption of plastic bags, Japan’s Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita has called on the rest of the world to take similarly strong action. The subject was raised at the start of a three-day meeting of environment ministers in Kobe, Japan, at which a number of environmental issues – including policies on recycling – were addressed.
The meeting of environment ministers precedes the G8 summit scheduled for July 7-9 at the Lake Toya resort on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Biodiversity, climate change and the 3 ’R’s of reduce, reuse and recycle are set to feature on the summit agenda. Environment chiefs and relevant officials from the European Commission and from 10 emerging economies – including China, India and Brazil – have been invited to attend.
The G8 is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the USA and the UK.