Tag: Plastic Bags
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New York City struggles with plastic bag waste
The New York Times' Elisabeth Rosenthal reports that New York spends "$10 million annually to send 100,000 tons of plastic bags that are tossed in the general trash to landfills in South Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania."
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What I learned from the #PlasticSucks challenge
The Keep a Breast Foundation and Non Toxic Revolution challenged people to keep all the plastic they used in a week. Here's what I learned.
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Disturbing video of a seagull eating a plastic bag
This one hammers home the point about how bad single-use plastic really is.
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Plastic People Campaign To Overturn Toronto's Plastic Bag Ban
We got it by mistake, but now that we have it, we are going to fight to keep it.
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Haiti Bans Plastic Bags & Disposable Foam Products
The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.
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Delhi Plastic Manufacturing Ban Goes Into Effect Next Week
India's capitol already has a ban on plastic shopping bags, far from fully enforced. The lastest anti-plastic action takes aim at plastic sheeting and packaging.
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Art of the Plastic Bag: Furniture, Fashion and More
The dumpster full of glowing garbage out front of Switzerland's Gewerbemuseum sets the stage for what's inside -- an art exhibition of works both poignant and comical, all made from discarded plastic bags.
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Reusable Tote Mimics "Thank You" Plastic Bag
Reusable bag only looks like you're being wasteful and using a plastic bag.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Comes to Life in Beautiful Graphic Novel
In 'I'm Not a Plastic Bag' the monster garbage patch stars as an endearingly anthropomorphic character adrift in a world gone wrong.
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Toronto is First Large Canadian City To Ban The Plastic Bag, And Rob Ford Is The Greenest Toronto Mayor Ever
Toronto City Council votes to ban plastic bags while Mayor fumes.
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A Look Inside How Hawaii's Plastic Bag Ban Came About
Hawaii becomes the first state in the union to enact a ban on plastic bags at checkout counters. Sierra Club looks into how it finally came into being.
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Hawaii Now Has Statewide Plastic Bag Ban - With Significant Loopholes
The ban, starting in 2015, only covers plastic bags at point-of-sale, exempting a whole slew of other plastic bags with equal litter potential and equally good reusable alternatives.
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Plastic Bags a Bigger Threat to India's Future Than Nuclear Weapons: Supreme Court Justices
Unless India comes to terms with its plastic pollution problem, its rise on the global stage may be stunted.
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Plastic Bag Makers Challenge San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban
The Save The Plastic Bag Coalition Brings a Lawsuit against the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for its Plastic Bag Ban
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United Arab Emirates Speeds Up Ban On Disposable Plastics
Original supposed to come into effect in a year, the ban will come into effect in 2012. It covers all disposable plastic products not made from oxo-biodegradable plastics from approved suppliers.
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“Bag It” and Join the “Food Fight” -- Book Your Screening Now
Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A
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Southhampton, NY Says Goodbye to Plastic Bags
Another American city has ditched plastic bags, encouraging shoppers to reduce waste.
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Plastic Bag Manufacturers Drop Suit Against Reusable Bag Maker ChicoBag
The lawsuit against reusable bag maker ChicoBag brought about by a trio of disposable plastic bag manufacturers has come to a conclusion.
