Banning plastic bags Archives - Page 5 of 11 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Plastic bag charge may not apply to biodegradables – UK
Posted on October 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic bag charge may not apply to biodegradables - Telegraph. At the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow, Mr Clegg spoke at length about the impact of plastic bags. "You might use them for 20 minutes walking back from the shops, but...
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Revilla wife wants nationwide plastics ban – Philippines
Posted on July 22, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsRevilla wife wants nationwide plastics ban | ABS-CBN News. If Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla’s House Bill 106 gets approved, plastic bags will be a thing of the past nationwide after 3 years. Revilla’s bill essentially legislates for the whole country what...
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Campbell Newman should be applauded for axing plans to add to shopping costs by banning plastic bags – Australia
Posted on July 15, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsEditorial: Campbell Newman should be applauded for axing plans to add to shopping costs by banning plastic bags | The Courier-Mail. This is misleading article designed to scare the public into thinking something bad would happen to them if this...
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Which bags kill planet Earth faster – plastic or paper? – Russia
Posted on July 14, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsWhich bags kill planet Earth faster - plastic or paper? - English pravda.ru. The research center of Superjob.ru recruitment portal wondered what common people think on the subject. It turned out that respondents (1,600 people from 230 settlements of the...
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Half of Australia’s territories and states now ban Plastic Bags
Posted on July 1, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsHalf of Australia’s territories and states now ban thin HDPE bags By Plastics News Half of Australia’s states and territories have now banned single-use, lightweight plastic bags, the latest being Tasmania.And while they are Australia’s least-populated states and...
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Ald. Moreno, Environmental Advocates Call For Plastic Bag Ban At Committee Hearing -Illinois
Posted on June 19, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsAld. Moreno, Environmental Advocates Call For Plastic Bag Ban At Committee Hearing | Progress Illinois. The average Chicagoan uses 500 plastic bags a year, Moreno said. The “monster” (pictured) represents those bags. About 3.7 million plastic bags are used every...
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Second phase of ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’ goes live – Dubai
Posted on June 16, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSecond phase of 'Say No to Plastic Bags' goes live | ConstructionWeekOnline.com. Plastic bag waste is considered one of the sources of environment pollution. The annual consumption of plastic bags in the Emirate of Dubai reached 2.9bn bags, which is...
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Address the plastic bags scourge – Pakistan
Posted on June 16, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsAddress the plastic bags scourge – The Express Tribune. While it is good Cities in Pakistan recognise that these disposable plastic bags are a real problem and that drastic action has to now be taken to curb them, that simply...
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Italy passes plastic bag ban despite UK opposition – News – Plastics News
Posted on June 11, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsItaly passes plastic bag ban despite UK opposition - News - Plastics News. "The decree-law identifies a well-balanced solution for the use of shopping bags, aimed at discouraging the use of disposable bags and limiting the production of waste, in...
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Plastic ban in Makati begins June 20 – Philippines
Posted on May 30, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic ban in Makati begins June 20 | Nation, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com. Under the Code’s section on the “Use of Environment-Friendly Materials,” these establishments are prohibited from selling, using or distributing plastic bags for use as primary...
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