China is to ban shops from giving out free plastic bags and has called on consumers to use baskets and cloth bags instead to reduce environmental pollution.
Beijing's Haidian district took the lead in promoting "green shopping bags" amid a national crackdown on plastic bag use. The "green bags" are made from recycled plastic, which can be adequately recycled again.
Shenzhen city in southern China has laid out a regulation banning supermarkets to offer free plastic bags to customers, charging heavy fines for violations.
