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Looks at a range of countries with plans to turn the idea of zero waste into reality for plastics. Aim of Taiwan with its ban on in-store distribution of plastic bags and eating utensils; Inspiration of the plastic bag ban plans of England; Target reduction in plastic bag usage in Australia.

The article offers information on the organization Could Croup that works towards raising awareness for Australian birdlife. The organization was established by English ornithologist John Gouldin in 1973, with the name Could League of Bird Lovers. By 1930, the organization had infiltrated schools nationwide, offering a pledge and certificate to encourage children to care for birds. Gould Group chief executive officer Ann Maree informs that the organization was Australia's first environmental program that led the federal government to implement legislation regarding the protection of tracts of land for animal habitat. Also mentioned are the percentage of plastic bags used in the Australian retail sector.

This article presents statistics related to skiing. Ten thousand bags, containing information about the environmental harm caused by plastic bags, were given to guests at Falls Creek ski resort in Australia in August 2005. A million of vertical feet has been ascended by Canadian randonnée skier Greg Hill during a 145-day quest--dubbed "The Odyssey"--in British Columbia. Eighty-four persons competed in a nude skiing event (entailing multiple jumps and pirouettes) at an Austrian ski resort in 2004.