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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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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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Plastic bags – New Jersey
Posted on September 2, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic bags | Courier-Post | courierpostonline.com. The commenter below is obviously missing the point. Too many times people get sidetracked by thinking a new law is a loss of their freedom. But...
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More support for plastic bag ban – Australia
Posted on August 16, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsMore support for plastic bag ban - The West Australian. The City of Vincent, which covers inner-city shopping districts Leederville, Mt Lawley and North Perth, has voted to give in-principle support to outlawing non-bio- degradable plastic grocery bags. The proposed bylaw,...
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City bans plastics in wrapping sold goods – Philippines
Posted on August 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe Bohol Standard Online Edition. There’s no better move in abating non-biodegradable materials than regulating the use of plastic or synthetic products in packaging of bought goods that will likely solve the solid garbage problem, city officials see this assertively...
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Anti-plastic bags ordinance to take effect Aug 28th – Philippines
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsDAILY STAR: Negros Oriental. The ordinance bans vendors from offering or selling plastic bags to be used as secondary packaging material for wet goods or primary packaging for dry goods, a government press release had earlier said. Polystyrene or styrofoam,...
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