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Plastics Environmental Council Warns FTC’s Green Guides Could Cause Confusion
Posted on October 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics Industry Warns FTC’s Green Guides Could Cause Confusion http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/10/11/plastics-industry-warns-ftcs-green-guides-could-cause-confusion/ The Plastics Environmental Council has praised the FTC’s revised Green Guidelines, a set of standards to ensure environmental claims made about products are truthful, but warned that one rule over biodegradability...
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FTC Issues Revised “Green Guides” – USA
Posted on October 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsFTC Issues Revised "Green Guides". A major problem with environmental plastics these past few years is the over exaggerated claims made by manufacturers on their plastic to convince the consumer that their product is...
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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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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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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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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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