A woman and her daughter walk past environment-friendly shopping bags in a supermarket in Shanghai, east China, April 16, 2008. Chinese retailers could be fined up to 10,000 RMB yuan (1,428 U.S. dollars) for providing shoppers with free plastic shopping bags from June 1, the Ministry of Commerce has announced. Environment-friendly shopping bags are sold in stores in Shanghai ever since. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Environment-friendly shopping bags are seen in a supermarket in Shanghai, east China, April 16, 2008. Chinese retailers could be fined up to 10,000 RMB yuan (1,428 U.S. dollars) for providing shoppers with free plastic shopping bags from June 1, the Ministry of Commerce has announced. Environment-friendly shopping bags are sold in stores in Shanghai ever since. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Two officials of International Atomic Energy Agency show reusable shopping bags at the Vienna International Center (VIC) in Vienna, Austria, on April 10, 2008. The United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) started on Thursday a "green" activity, encouraging all staff in the Office to be more environmentally friendly at work and in their private lives. (Xinhua/Liu Gang)
A woman distributes reusable shopping bags to staff members at the Vienna International Center (VIC) in Vienna, Austria, on April 10, 2008. The United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) started on Thursday a "green" activity, encouraging all staff in the office to be more environmentally friendly at work and in their private lives. (Xinhua/Liu Gang)
Pupils from Dongjiaominxiang Primary School distribute self-made environment-friendly shopping bags to a man at a market in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2008. The school has held an activity against plastic bag pollution to call on people to protect the environment in their daily life. (Xinhua/Zhou Liang)
