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No Bags, Thanks! – Australia
Posted on June 6, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: No Bags, Thanks! - Features - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science An older article but still just as valid today. It also brings out the point that no voluntary action or education has worked to...
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Framingham will join towns banning plastic bags | NewBostonPost
Posted on May 16, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsFramingham will join Cambridge, Newton and more than a dozen other Bay State communities in banning plastic bags used by retailers to package goods including groceries starting in January 2018. Source: Framingham will join towns banning plastic bags |...
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The Amount of Plastic Waste on Earth Is Enough to Wrap the Whole Planet
Posted on May 13, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Waste NewsThere are 5 billion tons of plastic wastes in the world, which according to Paleontologist Jan Zalasiewicz are enough to cover the entire planet. Source: The Amount of Plastic Waste on Earth Is Enough to Wrap the Whole Planet
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Is 10c drinks charge a good idea?
Posted on May 11, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsA 10 CENT tax on drinks containers could soon be in place across Australia — but will it really change our habits and help clean up the country? Source: Is 10c drinks charge a good idea? Yes it is a great...
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Coca-Cola Amatil reassures investors as NSW container deposit scheme finally approved
Posted on May 11, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsLitter busting scheme by July 2017. Source: Coca-Cola Amatil reassures investors as NSW container deposit scheme finally approved Great move by NSW. This will make huge improvements into litter. Now if we can only get the other states to wake up...
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Cash for cans decision a tipping point
Posted on May 8, 2016 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsPicking up discarded water bottles is about to get lucrative in NSW. Source: Cash for cans decision a tipping point This is a great step forward for NSW and eliminating plastic waste from our beaches, parks and roadsides. IT will mean...
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Growth sees waste more than double – Australia
Posted on April 15, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralAustralia's waste increased at more than double the rate of economic production over an 18 year period. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics(ABS) the amount of combined industrial and household waste increased by 163 per cent...
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Letter: Great minds must create biodegradable plastic bags – The Buffalo News
Posted on April 4, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralA recent letter writer suggested that the problem with plastic bags could be corrected by creating biodegradable plastic bags. This cannot be a brand-new thought.Certainly all of the businesses in the world who sell us every conceivable type of plastic...
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Bakey’s Edible Cutlery Could Reduce Plastic Waste – The Green Optimistic
Posted on March 31, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralNew type of edible cutlery can put an end to careless disposal of plastic spoons and chop sticks. Plastic pollution is an enormous problem, which continues via Bakey's Edible Cutlery Could Reduce Plastic Waste - The Green Optimistic. Bakey’s cutlery is...
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Making UAE free of plastic bags ‘a priority’: Minister
Posted on March 31, 2016 by DrRossH in GeneralResidents use a whopping 11b plastic bags annually says FNC member via Making UAE free of plastic bags 'a priority’: Minister. “Ministry statistics showed residents use a whopping 11 billion plastic bags annually but the ministry failed to meet deadlines ever...
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