Tag: Plastic Bags
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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.
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Plastic Bag Manufacturers May Have Hard Time Proving Their Suit Against ChicoBag
The lawsuit filed by a trio of plastic bag manufacturers against ChicoBag has been brewing for some time (read Paula's account from back in April for more details), but it's surfaced again in the news cycle so we too
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Blissful Turkish Aegean Island Gets Just a Little Bit More Beautiful With New Plastic-Bag Ban
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
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You Can't Ignore Litter When Talking About Plastic Bags' & Bottles' Eco-Impact
When determining the environmental impact of plastic bags versus either paper or reusable, we ought to be seriously talking about both litter and the actual percentage of bags recycled. That's the very rough outline of a good new piece by Daniel
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TreeHugger Joins 5 Gyres To Sail The South Pacific In Search Of Plastic Pollution
Although one could argue every single thing on the planet is related, ocean plastic pollution seems to have little to do with the recent 8.9
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Plastic Bag Monster Takes Over Slovenian Capital
Its tentacles snake through the streets of Ljubljana, paralleling the river as it runs past the city's charming Baroque buildings, growing with every careless action of local residents, whose discards have created the creature
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Artist Finds Beauty In Surprising Subject: Plastic Bags (Slideshow)
They are despised by many, and cities around the world have begun to ban them: plastic bags. Artist Julie Brookman has managed to find beauty in this unlikely subject: With the careful study of their forms, through
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Artist Finds Beauty In Surprising Subject: Plastic Bags
They are despised by many, and cities around the world have begun to ban them: plastic bags. Artist Julie Brookman has managed to find beauty in this unlikely subject: With the careful study of their forms, through Brookman's lens, it is possible to find
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Ask Pablo: Are Plastic Bags Better After All?
Dear Pablo: Is it true that plastic bags have less impact on the environment than the alternatives?
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Abu Dhabi Celebrates Plastic-Bag-Free Weekend
It may be better known for its profligate energy use than its environmental friendliness, but the United Arab Emirates is making
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Electricity: Incredibly Useful and Completely Artificial
You may not have thought about it before, but the electricity we use on a daily basis doesn't come from nature. Just like plastic and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the electricity we use is the result of human effort and
