Minister Backs Initiative to Curb Use of Plastic Carrier Bags

Ljubljana, 21 January - Environment Minister Roko Zarnic addressed the press on Friday together with representatives of an ongoing legislative initiative to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Zarnic explained the ministry would help the initiative while at the same time draw up changes to relevant regulations.

Ljubljana Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic, Environment Directorate head Barbara Avcin Trzan, Zares MP Tadej Slapnik and environmentalist Jaka Kranjc speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic, Environment Directorate head Barbara Avcin Trzan, Zares MP Tadej Slapnik and environmentalist Jaka Kranjc speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic speaks about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic speaks about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic and Zares MP Tadej Slapnik (right) speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic and Zares MP Tadej Slapnik (right) speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic and Zares MP Tadej Slapnik (right) speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic and Zares MP Tadej Slapnik (right) speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic, Environment Directorate head Barbara Avcin Trzan, Zares MP Tadej Slapnik and environmentalist Jaka Kranjc speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Roko Zarnic, Environment Directorate head Barbara Avcin Trzan, Zares MP Tadej Slapnik and environmentalist Jaka Kranjc speak about initiative to to curb the use of plastic carrier bags.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 1.595 characters (without spaces) or 314 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

gz/zm
© STA, 2011