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UPDATED: Lawsuits mount over Toronto bag ban
Posted on November 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsUPDATED: Lawsuits mount over Toronto bag ban | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. This is a sad day for the people of Toronto to have their environment and their wild life jepordised for the sake of a few bag manufacturers. ...
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Suffocating The World
Posted on November 27, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSuffocating The World. Nice little collage of details they have there. This is a problem so huge most people have no idea of what is going on. Disposable Plastic Bags are entirely unnecessary. They are short lived and major polluters...
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Portland, Oregon, to expand plastic bag ban
Posted on November 24, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Portland, Oregon, to expand plastic bag ban. Lawmakers in Portland, Ore. voted to expand the city’s plastic bag ban to small retailers and restaurants, the Oregonian reported. The law passed unanimously and faced little opposition
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Plastic Bag Ban on Its Way Back to Council – Toronto
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic Bag Ban on Its Way Back to Council | news | Torontoist. That, above, is the language that city council will consider at the end of this month when it is asked to take its final vote on the...
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Brookline Town Meeting votes to ban plastic bags – Massachusetts
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBrookline Town Meeting votes to ban plastic bags - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB. Town Meeting on Wednesday made its second vote in as many nights to eliminate the sale of a non-degradable item – this time overwhelmingly voting to...
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“Morocco without Plastic Bags” campaign launched
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe North Africa Post » “Morocco without Plastic Bags” campaign launched. A nationwide awareness campaign to the danger of plastic bags on the environment and the need to use other alternatives was launched this week, under the motto “Morocco without...
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Delhi to attempt another bag ban
Posted on November 9, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Delhi to attempt another bag ban. The Delhi Government has decided to enforce a blanket ban on plastic bags, starting Nov. 22, in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
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Haiti Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers
Posted on October 3, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsHaiti Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers | Environment News Service. Haiti’s government has banned the import, manufacture and marketing of black plastic polyethylene bags and polystyrene foam containers as of October 1. Continue reading this entry →
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Bag ban returns in Homer, Alaska
Posted on September 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Bag ban returns in Homer, Alaska. The ban on single-use disposable plastic carryout bags is back on in Homer, Alaska. Homer City Council voted Sept .24 to override a veto of the bill by Mayor James Hornaday. That...
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What happens after we get charged for a Plastic Bag?
Posted on September 29, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsEcho letter: What happens after we get charged? | This is Gloucestershire. This is the exact type of naiveness that we need to get over. Stop thinking about our own selves for a few...
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