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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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Mass. advocates see momentum for plastic bag ban – Boston
Posted on November 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsMass. advocates see momentum for plastic bag ban - News - Boston.com. More than 20 years have passed between when Nantucket became the first Massachusetts community to ban plastic shopping bags and Brookline became the second this week. Now, advocates...
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Plastics Bags crackdown – Philippines
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSanchez: Plastics crackdown | Sun.Star. I was in one of Quezón City's big malls a few weeks ago buying some stuff. The mall's sales force wrapped the bought items not with the mall's signature single use biodegradable plastic bags, but...
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Mayor encourages use of bio-plastic, bayong – Philippines
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPIA | Philippine Information Agency | Mayor encourages use of bio-plastic, bayong. The mayor here urged Baguio residents to use biodegradable plastic bags and the traditional "bayong" to help the city’s drive against the use of plastic as contained in...
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If San Mateo County supervisors approve plastic bags ban Tuesday, 24 cities may follow – California
Posted on October 19, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsIf San Mateo County supervisors approve plastic bags ban Tuesday, 24 cities may follow - San Jose Mercury News. "I love those bags, but too many times these bags end up in our oceans," Taggart said. "My feeling is no...
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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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Brookline mulls ban on Styrofoam, plastic bags – Boston
Posted on September 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBrookline mulls ban on Styrofoam, plastic bags - West - The Boston Globe. A cup of coffee served at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Great Barrington earlier this year could soon lead to a ban on plastic-foam food and beverage containers in...
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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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