The Green Isle.

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  • Author(s): Cusimano Love, Maryann
  • Source:
    America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. 3/3/2008, Vol. 198 Issue 7, p8-8. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WASTE management; WASTE recycling; PLASTIC bags; TAXATION of waste management
    • Subject Terms:
      IRELAND
    • Abstract:
      The article explains how Ireland is reducing waste in the country. According to the author, the Irish do not focus on recycling but on reducing waste that could harm the environment. The author explains how the country's decision to impose tax on plastic bags dramatically diminished the use of these materials which take around 1,000 years to naturally break down.