Bag Ban Faced Legal Hurdles On Way To Ballot, More Likely If It Passes
Bozeman’s proposed plastic bag and styrofoam ban had legal challenges on its way to the ballot. Proponents can expect new ...
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State governor signs new law effectively banning all plastic bags at grocery stores: 'It's in our food, air, water, and even our bodies'
California has a plastic bag problem — but not for long. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning ...
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The Problem With Plastic Bags
Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...
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California lawmakers effectively ban all plastic grocery bags — here's how it could affect your shopping
Plus, New Zealand became the first nation to ban both plastic shopping bags and plastic produce bags. As for the California legislation, "we've known for a long time that plastic bags create ...
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Sweden to drop shopping bag tax
Sweden’s conservative government today eliminated a 25-cent tax on plastic shopping bags. The tax was introduced in 2020 to meet the European Union’s consumption target for plastic bags, and by 2023 ...
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Washed-up whale in St. Johns County had plastic shopping bag in its stomach
ST JOHNS, Fla. — A whale’s chances of living were greatly reduced because of a plastic bag found inside its stomach. A dwarf sperm whale calf stranded on a St. Johns County beach in September.
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Face Off: Is the HK$1 plastic bag fee an effective way to reduce waste in Hong Kong?
In fact, the number of plastic bags being disposed of in Hong Kong has risen every year since the full implementation of the Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme in 2015, according to the ...