Plastic Bags Banned Statewide | Plastic Bag Ban Report HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 14, 2012 (ENS) – Hawaii has just become the first U.S. state to ban single-use plastic shopping bags. While no law has yet been passed on the state level, each of the counties in the state has now…
Largest Theme Park Operator to Ban Plastic Bags | Plastic Bag Ban Report Orlando, Fla. (April 25, 2012) – Paper or plastic? Soon there will be just one choice at the 10 theme parks of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment — paper — as the company eliminates plastic shopping bags within…
Reusable Bags Made of Recycled Plastic Bottles | Plastic Bag Ban Report LISBON, Portugal, May 10, 2012 (ENS) – Grocery shoppers in Portugal now can choose to buy a new kind of reuseable bag made from recycled plastic bottles. But the environmental association Quercus wants the country to go a…
Plastic Bag Regulation by Producer Responsibility | Plastic Bag Ban Report A bill in the Illinois State Legislature this session, if passed, would create the Illinois Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Act. If the bill becomes law, plastic bag manufacturers would have to meet several requirements in order to do…
Green Plastics | Plastic Bag Ban Report NEWARK, Delaware, May 3, 2012 (ENS) – A team of chemical engineers has discovered a new way to make plastic bottles and food packaging from plants rather than from petroleum. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Delaware announced…
60 Metric Tonnes of Plastic Bags Every Day | Plastic Bag Ban Report HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 1, 2012 (ENS) – The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Vietnam’s largest city has again proposed banning free carry-out plastic bags. The nine million people in Ho Chi Minh…
NEW YORK, New York, April 25, 2012 (ENS) – In support of New York City’s pledge to double recycle efforts by 2017, a national crowd-source recycling initiative, The Great Recycle, will open in Times Square on Monday, April 30. The campaign’s first goal is to recycle more than 45,000 plastic,…
24 Cities Join To Ban Bags | Plastic Bag Ban Report Menlo Park, CA – Menlo Park and 24 other cities in the Silicon Valley have joined San Mateo County’s effort to begin the process of regulating single use carryout bags at retail establishments. The policy aims to encourage the…
Plastic Bag Company Claims Prop 26 Applies | Plastic Bag Ban Report LOS ANGELES, California, April 19, 2012 (ENS) – A lawsuit challenging Los Angeles County’s plastic bag ban and 10-cent paper bag charge has gone to the California Court of Appeal. In July 2011, Los Angeles County passed the…
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Washington, April 16, 2012 (ENS) – The City of Bainbridge Island has become the fifth jurisdiction in Washington state to ban single-use, carry-out plastic bags. A 35-minute ferry ride west of Seattle, Bainbridge Island is surrounded by scenic beaches and views of the snow-capped Olympic Mountains to the…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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