Banning plastic bags Archives - Page 9 of 11 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Seselja wins business support over vow to repeal plastic ban – Australia
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSeselja wins business support over vow to repeal plastic ban. It is really hard to imagine taking backward steps. A great thing has been introduced and helping out the environment at no cost to...
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Plastic bag usage – UAE
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic bag usage. Ban the bags is a good option or the UAE. It is a dry environment and little biodegradation would occur even if it was possible. People quickly get over a bag ban, there are more important things...
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Plastic, like diamonds, is forever: time to use fewer bags
Posted on July 31, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic, like diamonds, is forever: time to use fewer bags. From reading the above posts it can be seen that many people do not understand the issue and are getting confused by all the tangent points...
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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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Plastic Bag overflow – Philippines
Posted on July 22, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSun.Star Essay: Plastic overflow | Sun.Star. Plastic bags need to be banned and substituted by those other types of natural fibre bags that are much more natural for the environment. They are not necessary...
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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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Mass. bill would require compostable plastic bags
Posted on July 22, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Mass. bill would require compostable plastic bags. While it is good that petroleum based bags are to be banned as they are a huge blight on our waste management problems, how do these...
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Plastic bag use in England is on the rise
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Plastic bag use in England is on the rise. Mr Gordon's comment about plastic bags are less than 1% of landfill waste is intentionally misleading the reader, which is typical of a manufacturer.
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