- because: helps protect the environment
- because: changes attitude and behavior of the community
- because: deters people from plastic bag consumption
- because: success in Ireland
- because: succcess of no-plastic bag days
- because: people will use recycled bags instead
- because: It can protect the environment since the amount of...
- because: expects to cut the use from 1.8b to 1b annually
- because: public awareness of environment protection
- but: retailers will switch to other polluting options
- but: not urgent to the environment
- but: 33m plastic bags are disposed in landfills per day
- because: govn't should develop recycling industry
- because: recycling plastic bag is cost-effective
- because: manufacturing plastic bags is energy-efficient
- because: embodied energy can be recovered
- because: polystyrene causes more problems
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- because: increases government revenue
- but: revenue raised is spent on environmental projects
- because: not intend to raise money for govn't
- because: govn't expects to generate HK$200m/yr
- because: success in Ireland
- because: broadens tax base
Implementing a plastic bag tax would be beneficial for Hong Kong - but: affects people living
- but: many goods will be exempted
- because: affects the business of small supermarkets
- because: plastic bags are useful
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- but: the tax is unfair
- but: fair: "user pays" principle
- because: regressive in nature
- but: all people can avoid tax by not using plastic bags
- because: beneficial to the economy
- but: affects plastic bag manufacturing industry
- because: improves image, attracts talent
- because: good for environmental protection business
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