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16/11/2012
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A working group set up by the Environment Ministry on Tuesday (13) will discuss sustainable consumption of plastic bags to propose ways to discipline him. The ministry set a deadline of six months extendable for activities, according decree published in the Official Gazette
Among the tasks of the group, which will not be paid, is to identify technologies available in Brazil and the impact of them on the environment. From this it will be possible to assess the feasibility of creating certificates for the various types of bags, in order to guide the consumer.
Also go through the group evaluation and selection of content for awareness campaigns. Another responsibility will be to evaluate and study designs for the use of plastic bags pending in Brazil and worldwide, which will give grants for future Brazilian standard on the subject.
Besides members of the Ministry of Environment, will participate in the working group representatives of the National Consumer, National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO), a nonprofit focused on the theme, representative institutions and representatives of the sectors involved civil society.
By Vinicius Soares - Brazil Agency
Source: Live Cycle
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