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Australian retailer backtracks on green initiative
Posted on December 9, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsAustralian retailer backtracks on green initiative - News - Plastics News. Geelong-based department store chain Target Australia Pty. Ltd. returned free bags to its 308 Target and Target Country stores in October, after removing them in June 2009. Cooper said Target...
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Ban on plastic bags makes sense – Boston
Posted on December 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsEagan: Ban on plastic bags makes sense | Boston Herald. Personally, I stopped listening to the climate change deniers after Hurricane Sandy all but shut down Manhattan. Then days ago a new FEMA map said a similar storm would wipe...
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Who’s afraid of plastic bags? -Philippines
Posted on November 29, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWho’s afraid of plastic bags? | Inquirer Lifestyle. This is an article written by a producer of an additive to make plastic bags fragment into little bits of plastic that then flow and blow around the environment. In this state...
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Lawmakers hope to rid Bay State of plastic bags – USA
Posted on November 11, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsLawmakers hope to rid Bay State of plastic bags - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News. Way to go Massachusetts. At last a state with a sensible view on the damages these plastic bags bring. Ban them state wide.
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In with the new bags, but you will pay as new regime comes into force – Australia
Posted on November 7, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsIn with the new bags, but you will pay as new regime comes into force | Breaking National News and Australian News | Herald Sun. IT'S a new world for Tasmanian shoppers, who from today must either...
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Issaquah, Wash., voters to decide fate of plastic bag ban – USA
Posted on November 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsIssaquah, Wash., voters to decide fate of plastic bag ban - News - Plastics News. The vote comes after Save Our Choice, a group opposing the measure, filed a petition with Issaquah’s City Council asking for a full repeal of...
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San Diego to consider plastic bag ban – News – Plastics News#email_sustain
Posted on November 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSan Diego to consider plastic bag ban - USA. With a population of 1.3 million, San Diego is the largest city in California without a plastic bag ban, according to the environmental group Californians Against Waste. The ban would apply to...
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Supermarkets hand out 8 billion plastic bags – highest for four years – UK
Posted on October 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSupermarkets hand out 8 billion plastic bags - highest for four years - Telegraph. But Keep Britain Tidy, part of a Break the Bag Habit Coalition, said there were "no credible" excuses left for the Government. Samantha Harding, Break the Bag...
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Clegg calls on supermarkets to donate new plastic bag charge to charity – Telegraph
Posted on October 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsClegg calls on supermarkets to donate new plastic bag charge to charity - Telegraph. The charge is being introduced after the number of plastic bags used rose to...
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Nick Clegg’s plastic bag levy is an abuse of the tax system – UK
Posted on October 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsNick Clegg's plastic bag levy is an abuse of the tax system - Telegraph. It is hardly surprising that a conservative MP is taking this stance against a plastic bag surcharge. Any one who writes this below has not been out...
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