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Fremantle considers ban on plastic bags – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsFremantle considers ban on plastic bags - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). "Across Australia we waste more than four billion plastic bags a year. "That's wasteful both in terms of resources but ultimately many of them end up in our waterways...
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Advocacy group says US needs mandated producer responsibility program
Posted on July 19, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics News - Advocacy group says US needs mandated producer responsibility program. This is long overdue. Were it to be implemented, it would drastically reduce the plastic waste we generate and accumulate every year.
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BBC News – What should be done about plastic bags?
Posted on July 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBBC News - What should be done about plastic bags?. Other issues for plastic bags is trash being disposed to landfill in plastic bags. In a non biodegrading bag the trash inside can be isolated from the landfill contents therefore...
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12-year-old girl makes anti-plastics headlines – Illinois
Posted on July 8, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations12-year-old girl makes anti-plastics headlines - PlasticsNews. The state of Illinois is considering making it a law for any organisation in the state to 'ban a plastic bag'. This just raises so many questions...
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Bottles are tickets to ride – China
Posted on July 8, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBottles are tickets to ride. While incentive ideas are a really good and effective way to get the public to return their plastic waste to a recycling center so the plastic can be reused and not wasted in a landfill,...
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WRAP UK Plastic Bag Use Up but Charges Make an Impact in Wales
Posted on July 7, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsWRAP UK Plastic Bag Use Up but Charges Make an Impact in Wales - Waste Mangagement World. According to WRAP's statistics a total of 8.0 billion 'thin-gauge' bags were issued in the UK in 2011, which equates to a...
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Cenro records 139 violators in 2 days of plastics ban – Philippines
Posted on July 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsCenro records 139 violators in 2 days of plastics ban | Sun.Star. THE City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) said Friday it recorded a total of 139 violators in the first two days of the implementation of a total...
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Toronto bans plastic bags » Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted on July 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsIna Hughs: Toronto bans plastic bags » Knoxville News Sentinel. Here is a guy who actually understands the plastic bag ban issue and writes it in simple terms.
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Officials seize plastic from shops – India
Posted on July 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsOfficials seize plastic from shops | Deccan Chronicle. This comment at the bottom of this article is quite misleading and contains many errors. The oxodegradable additives only cause plastics to break down into small...
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Plastics ban in Davao City starts – Philippines
Posted on July 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastics ban in Davao City starts | Sun.Star. THE City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) will start monitoring business establishments in the city today, Thursday, in compliance with the total ban on the use of plastic bags and polysterene...
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