http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags Join us and help protect Bahrain’s environment Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:19:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en أطلقت وزارة الدولة لشؤون البيئة اليوم حملة وطنية وإعلامية حول مضار أكياس البلاستيك وانعكاساتها تحت  عنوان لا لأكياس البلاستيك. وقالت وزيرة الدولة لشؤون البيئة كوكب داية في بيان صحفي إن "المخرج الوحيد وتجنب الخطر المميت لاستعمال البلاستيك هو الإزالة التدريجية لاستعماله وإنتاجه واستخدام الأكياس القماشية والورقية وسلال القش ذات المظهر ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=36 I found this on Al-Wasat Newspaper's website It is an audio interview with Prof. Ismael Al-Madani, a leading environmentalist in Bahrain where he discusses replacements for plastic bags. The interview is in Arabic and the following transcript is also in Arabic. Click here to listen to the interview. حياكم الله هذه حلقة جديدة ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=34 BAHRAIN'S shoppers have blown the chance to go green by protesting about a leading store's plans to place a nominal charge of 20 fils for its plastic carrier bags to encourage them to switch over to reusable jute bags, writes Anasuya Kesavan. Customers were so outraged at the suggestion that management ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=33 Well, the date is near and the countdown continues as some of Bahrain's biggest hyper and super markets will stop giving out free plastic bags and provide alternatives. We are hoping to mark this occassion by possibly going down to Geant or Jawad's and use their new cloth bags or reuse ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=32 http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=31 Gulf News launches a campaign against the blight of plastic carriers. We encourage everyone to take part in activities to save the environment. The Dubai Municipality has made an effort to resolve the problem. But more must be done by government agencies, local supermarkets, retailers and others in the private ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=29 Posted by PaperBoy http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=27 - Did you hear Geant will start charging for plastic bags starting July 1st? - What? - That’s great right - So you now have to pay for plastic bags? - Or buy reusable ones which they sell for 500 fils for a small one and 800 fils for a big one. - But ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=25 What kicked off the campaign? It started off as an idea that was raised in one of our monthly bloggers gatherings, as we felt that there wasn't much awareness concerning environmental issues in Bahrain. We chose plastic bags and their dangers on our environment as a starting point because it is ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=24 To all the mothers, this is your day. Maybe we should think about Mother Earth too and one of the best ways to start is by saying no to plastic bags. The damage these things do to our environment goes way beyond the twenty or so minutes of convenience they ... http://campaign.commoncontinuum.com/plasticbags/?p=23