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Plastic, like diamonds, is forever: time to use fewer bags
Posted on July 28, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic, like diamonds, is forever: time to use fewer bags. Ban the bags. It is that simple. People will complain for a few months then find something else to occupy their thoughts...
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Illinois girl fights bill to ban plastic bag bans
Posted on July 28, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Illinois girl fights bill to ban plastic bag bans. It strikes us as a little odd that causing a 'inconvenience ' to customers is a greater overriding concern than that of...
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Australian states seek federal ban on plastic bags
Posted on July 28, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Australian states seek federal ban on plastic bags. The politics in Australia make it very difficult to get any legislation through. They have a federal government and each state...
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City council again considers plastic-bag ban 07/25/12 – Alaska
Posted on July 26, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCity council again considers plastic-bag ban 07/25/12. Ban those plastic bags is a good idea and a necessary one for the future. People will very soon get used to the idea of using their reusable bags. The commented below scoffed...
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Littering plastic may get you fined 5,000 – Times Of India
Posted on July 22, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsLittering plastic may get you fined 5,000 - Times Of India. She was replying to a resolution moved by Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco seeking a ban on the use of plastic bags in the state and their replacement by...
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McGuinty, Michelle Obama urged to impose Tax-Deposit System on Soft Drinks to Fight Obesity | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on July 22, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsMcGuinty, Michelle Obama urged to impose Tax-Deposit System on Soft Drinks to Fight Obesity | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The imposition of laws like this will go a long way to improving the litter of plastic bottles in addition...
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Calif. bag ban bill passes Senate committee
Posted on July 22, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Calif. bag ban bill passes Senate committee. A California Senate committee gave its OK on a bill that would issue a ban on the distribution of plastic bags by retailers in the state. But there are a lot...
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Santa Cruz, Calif., joins list of cities banning plastic grocery bags
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Santa Cruz, Calif., joins list of cities banning plastic grocery bags. Well done to Sana Cruz. This is the only real solution to plastic bag pollution. We tried the...
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Europe studies ways to reduce plastic waste
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Europe studies ways to reduce plastic waste. European Commission officials are drafting a comprehensive paper on reducing how plastic waste damages the environment, as pressure rises for it to take action to curtail the impact of plastic...
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Shopping bag ban idea may spread – Australia
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsShopping bag ban idea may spread - The West Australian. As Fremantle moved closer to becoming the first Australian council to prohibit the non- biodegradable, lightweight plastic bags found at supermarket checkouts, mayor Brad Pettitt said the cities of Vincent...
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