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Lib Dem conference backs UK carrier bag tax
Posted on September 29, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics & Rubber Weekly - Lib Dem conference backs UK carrier bag tax. What a huge environmental benefit it would be for the UK if they started charging for plastic bags.
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Local business chamber shuns plastics – Philippines
Posted on September 27, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsLocal business chamber shuns plastics | BusinessWorld Online Edition. The Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. said it has joined the bandwagon to stop the use of plastic bags in a bid to contribute in the protection of...
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Kiernan calls for Qld ban on plastic bags – Australia
Posted on September 27, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsKiernan calls for Qld ban on plastic bags. This would be very good for Queensland if it gets any support form government. It is interesting though as Queensland just got a new State Premier who seems to be unraveling many...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Haiti bans plastic bags, foam containers
Posted on September 27, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Haiti bans plastic bags, foam containers - Haiti - MiamiHerald.com. Plastic and foam food containers are everywhere in this enterprising Caribbean nation — clogging canals, cluttering streets and choking ocean wildlife. Now those pesky black plastic bags made...
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City of Toronto Bag Ban
Posted on September 26, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCity of Toronto Bag Ban | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Again we see the plastic bag manufacturers tryig to steer the plastic bag conversation to the production side of the bag only. They do not care about what happens...
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National container deposit scheme crushed by Australian Senate
Posted on September 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsNational container deposit scheme crushed by Australian Senate. This is so bad for the Australian evironment. If you read the comments by the people who wrote in on this they all say is should have been passed without a 2nd...
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New Study Shows Alternatives to Extended Producer Responsibility Achieve High Recycling Rates with Less Cost and Administrative Bureaucracy
Posted on September 19, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsNew Study Shows Alternatives to Extended Producer Responsibility Achieve High Recycling Rates with Less Cost and Administrative Bureaucracy | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. We wonder when an industry group who fights any change to bring any environmental benefits to...
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No let-up in implementation of anti-plastic bags ordinance – Philippines
Posted on September 19, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsNo Let up in Plastic bag ban This was after a department store in the city was reported to have remained defiant to calls to stop using plastic bags and insists that what it is using as packaging are biodegradable,...
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Ban on plastic to be reality soon in State – India
Posted on September 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBan on plastic to be reality soon in State. This city generates about 225 tonnes of plastic waste every day. That is a mountain by any standard, as the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) tells us. Posing an enormous environmental...
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Warrant articles would ban most plastic bags, Styrofoam in Brookline – Brookline, Massachusetts – USA
Posted on September 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsWarrant articles would ban most plastic bags, Styrofoam in Brookline - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB. She said she decided to submit the article after reading a book about massive amounts of plastic floating in the ocean. She said she...
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