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Saw this digram from Climate Hot Map, wow, seems like we are breaking a lot of records. Please heed the signs, help to save the feverish earth!
SAVE, REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE!
Ikea To Start Charging Customers For Plastic Bags
(Summary of The Straits Times, HOME, page H3 Wednesday, April 11, 2007)
Ikea of Singapore is charging consumers a nominal 5 cents for standard-size plastic bags and 10 cents for larger ones. And will cut the price of their reusable blue bags from S$2.90 to S$1.20 to encourage more customers to BYOB (bring your own bag).
Sales of the bags will be donated to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to fund conservation efforts in Indonesia. The money will help fund initiatives by the Indonesian government and non-government organisations to prevent and monitor illegal fires and forest-clearing and promote sustainable forest management.
What would you do if you suddenly had a bag full of gold? What would you do with it? Would you keep it, spend it or share it? Here is a story of how a disciple of the Buddha called Ananda taught a King a lesson on the importance of mindful sharing – not only with one’s personal wealth, but also of the wealth of the Earth’s resources. This is also the classic Buddhist story of “recycling” our blessings in life, of treasuring whatever we have.
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