Ban on aluminum cans lifted on Prince Edward Island 愛德華王子島解除鋁罐禁令
Monday, May 12, 2008,Page 14
A worker inspects a huge block of aluminum cans at a recycling facility in Tennessee, US, on May 7, 2007.
去年五月七日，一名工人在美國田納西州一個回收廠內檢視一大塊壓扁的鋁罐。
照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
Residents of Canada’s Prince Edward Island rushed to stores earlier this month to buy soda and beer in aluminum cans. They were excited because a ban on the containers was lifted.
Authorities on the island banned beer in cans 35 years ago. Eleven years later they added a similar law for fizzy drinks. Plastic was also prohibited, with glass bottles the only container allowed.
The measures were introduced to help preserve jobs at a local bottling plant. They were also made to help protect the environment since glass bottles can be recycled more effectively than cans.
But residents have been pushing for change. The issue played a part in the election of a new government last year.
Residents of the capital Charlottetown celebrated the lifting of the ban at a street party. Environment Minister George Webster had the privilege of opening “the first” can.
Green Party leader Sharon Labchuk said the minister should “be ashamed of himself.”
Labchuk called it “a sad day.” She said that not only Prince Edward Island would be harmed but also places where aluminum is mined.
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