What shopping bags should I use?
With more places banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative. At first glance, this seems like an ...
The Cool Down on MSN12d
Lawmakers enact strict new ban that will require retail customers to change their habits: 'This is a good start'
Alternative options will still be available to the public. Lawmakers enact strict new ban that will require retail customers ...
Missoulian6dOpinion
Plastic bag bans don’t help the ocean - there are better solutions | Todd Myers
We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...
We need to keep plastic out of the ocean. Is a bag ban Washington’s best solution? | Opinion
Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We ...
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New Jersey may allow a return to paper grocery bags if they're partly recycled
Now, some state lawmakers want to allow a return to paper bags at the grocery checkout, provided the bags contain at least 40 ...
CT lawmakers revive debate over banning single-use plastics, polystyrene
It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...
Oregon Senate passes bill to ban single-use plastic checkout bags statewide
Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban single-use checkout bags statewide and allow only recycled paper bags.
Deccan Chronicle21h
Banned plastic bags still abundant in Kurnool markets
Kurnool city produces approximately 150 tonnes of waste every day. Municipal staff estimate about 30 per cent of these are ...
In a post-plastic world, what bags do Connecticut’s grocery stores offer? There's a difference.
Connecticut has eliminated billions of plastic bags from the economy and ecosystem with a ban on single-use bags. But what do ...
Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, hotel toiletries with expanded bag ban
The Oregon Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would expand the state’s plastic bag ban to cover restaurant takeout bags and ...
Radio Pakistan1d
GB Govt imposes ban on use of plastic bags from today
The Gilgit Baltistan Administration has imposed a ban on use of plastic shoppers within the limits of Gilgit ... The district administration has created awareness against use of polythene bags through ...