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Blissful Turkish Aegean Island Gets Just a Little Bit More Beautiful With New Plastic-Bag Ban

8:00 am in Business & Politics, plastic bags, turkey, World Environment Day by TreeHugger

bozcaada turkey island harbor photo Bozcaada: Now plastic-bag free. Photo: Jennifer Hattam. With its secluded beaches, laidback wineries, winding country roads, and the cobbled backstreets of its quaint harbor village, the Turkish Aegean island of Bozcaada doesn't need much in the way of improvement. But as of today, this peaceful getaway will be just that much more beautiful, thanks to a new law ridding t...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Winner Announced in UNEP Blogging Contest!

6:34 pm in contests, Take Action, WED2011, World Environment Day by TreeHugger

ximena prugue photo Image: Ximena Prugue Congratulations to Ximena Prugue for winning the World Environment Day blogging contest! In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), TreeHugger asked readers interested in traveling to India to experience and report on the 2011 World Environment Day. More on Prugue and World Environment Day after the jump. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger