Plan would ban single-use plastic bags at retailers
The use of single-use plastic bags would be restricted under a new plan proposed by two Westchester County legislators. The legislation aims to encourage the use of reusable bags.
The use of single-use plastic bags would be restricted under a new plan proposed by two Westchester County legislators. The legislation aims to encourage the use of reusable bags.
“Single-use” has been named Word Of The Year by Collins Dictionary with “Brexit”, “backstop” and “MeToo” all making an appearance on the list of notable words compiled annually by dictionary experts.
Single-use plastics are the scourge of the environment, which is why many lawmakers are working to eliminate them. Today, a new brand is launching to try to eliminate single-use plastic in the area of personal care.
ABERPORTH’S plastic-free flag has been raised at Penrodyn….
The Santa Monica City Council approved an ordinance to ban a long list of single-use plastics during a meeting Tuesday night.
10 Ways to Reduce Single-Use Plastics | Did you know that plastic products are made from non-renewable fossil fuels? And that they can take up to 1000 years to break down? This means that your single-use shopping bag, your single-use sandwich bag and your plastic toothbrush will live in the landfill much longer than you.
Coffee cups, plastic cutlery, takeaway containers and cotton buds could all be saved from the scrapheap if the ACT Government puts its foot down on single-use plastics.
Klean Kanteen® is on a mission to reduce our egregious overuse of plastic water bottles. A family-owned company, started by the brother-sister team, Jeff Cresswell and Michelle Kalberer, they introduced the first stainless steel, BPA-free, reusable water bottle in 2004. They wanted a non-toxic solution to single-use plastic water bottles.
Departments told to implement green plans for cutting waste in official effort to ‘lead way’…
You’ve almost certainly heard noise about banning plastic straws, but have you heard of “Straw Wars”?…
EU crackdown on plastic pollution needs to focus more on prevention of use, say Coastwatch Ireland…
Supermarket chain Aldi has strengthened its efforts to cut down plastic waste production by introducing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Members of the European Parliament back the proposals by 571 to 53…
Plastic cotton buds, cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers, and sticks for balloons will all have to be made exclusively from more sustainable materials instead, while single-use drinks containers made with plastic will only be allowed on the market if their caps and lids remain attached,…
The global retailer with 363 stores wants its customers to live more sustainably.
How to stop using single-use plastic like kitchen items, toiletries, and coffee cups, as well as the benefits of going plastic-free.
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has eliminated single-use plastic on a fleetwide basis.
Almost all single use plastics, including coffee cups, bags and water bottles will be replaced with compostable or reusable versions by 2019…
It started with carrier bags a few years back and more recently has extended to plastic straws and single-use coffee cups as well as plastic water bottles. After much prevarication consumers and retailers now seem to have the bit between their teeth over the issue of reducing the levels of waste…
MilliporeSigma is urging industry to recycle single-use technologies, which can be made into speed pumps, parking bollards, and plastic palettes….