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Grassroots Efforts

UC Berkeley Students and Enviro Groups Press For Bag Ban

California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), along with Environment California and organizers of the event,…

Bellingham, Washington Group Wants Plastic Bag Ban

Update: BELLINGHAM HAS NOW PASSED A PLASTIC BAG BAN ORDINANCE. See Story Photo Courtesy Dwiki.…

Update From Ian Thompson, SOS Ocean Racing, Australia

PBBR reported last year about Ian Thompson of Australia setting a world record for the…

RETAILERS

IKEA Charges Fee for Plastic Bags

IKEA, the world’s largest home furnishings company, was one of the first to impose a…

Ocean Beach People’s Co-op To Charge For Plastic Bags

Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op Market serves the neighborhood of Ocean Beach, California.  The…

Portland Fred Meyer Stores Test Plastic Bag Ban

Fred Meyer Stores in Portland, Oregon, USA will eliminate plastic bags beginning August 1st, 2010.…

Australia

Australian Capital Territory Plastic Bag Ban

Ban Effective November 1st, 2011 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) began its plastic bag ban on…

NT Australia Plastic Bag Ban Begins Sept. 1st

Photo courtesy TourismNT and TravelInt. On February 24th of this year, Northern Territory Australia passed…

Canada

Sioux Lookout, Ontario Rescinds Plastic Bag Ban

On September 15th of 2010, the city of Sioux Lookout became the first municipality in…

Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-op Bans Plastic Bags

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Philippines

Las Pinas, Philippines Bans Plastic Bags

Plastic-Free City Las Piñas, one of the largest cities in the Philippines with a population…

Sen. Legarda Commends Approval of Plastic Bag Regulation Act of 2011

Senator Legarda introduced her own bill, SB 2759, on March 29, 2011 to ban plastic…

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Sullie Saves The Seas – A Book Review

Sullie Saves The Seas – A Book Review

When Sullie the Seagull, Goffinet McLaren`s new super-hero, sees that plastic pollution is destroying his precious Turtle Beach, he calls…

The Camel’s Plight

The Camel’s Plight

Plastic Bags Killing Land Animals, Too We know, with plenty of evidence, that plastic bags, and other plastic…

Plastic’s Intimacy With Our Oceans

Plastic’s Intimacy With Our Oceans

The following story is republished from and In Association with reuseit.com®. . . Helping advance the adoption of…

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PROPOSED BANS

Newport, Oregon Plans To Regulate Plastic Bags

On October 17, 2011. the City Council of Newport, Oregon held a public hearing on…

Chicago Aldermen Considering Plastic Bag Ban

From myFoxchicago.com: Chicago Aldermen Pushing Plastic Bag Ban: MyFoxCHICAGO.com…

Aspen, Colorado, USA To Regulate Single-Use Checkout Bags

The city is named from the aspen trees which proliferate the area. Photo credit: Doug…

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Students’ Project Reduces Bottled Water On Campus

Water Filling Stations Installed On the campus of Western Washington University (WWU), located in Bellingham, Washington,…

New Jersey Teens Make Public Service Video For Reusable Bags

Students at Absegami High School in Galloway, NJ, USA have created a video public service announcement…

Ocean Debris

Captain Charles Moore and Plastic Ocean

A couple of months back, I had the privilege of hearing Capt. Charles Moore speak in…

Plastics Industry To Fight Ocean Debris

On March 22nd, 2010, at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Hawaii, plastics industry organizations…

Polystyrene

San Leandro, California Bans Polystyrene

The City Council of San Leandro approved a partial ban on polystyrene packaging at its October…

Environment

GO Box Reduces Food Cart Waste In Portland

Food Carts in Portland The city of Portland, Oregon has between 600 and 700 food carts…

Buying Plastic-Bottled Water Helps Fill Landfills

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