Plastic Bag Ban Report (PBBR) was started two years ago on January 6th, 2010. The mission was to report on plastic bag bans across the globe. We saw the regulation of plastic bags as a growing legislative issue with many city leaders and other environmentalist. As more news and scientific studies of how plastic affects [...]
New Sections For two years, PBBR has covered plastic bag bans and related stories across the globe. As we begin our third year, we are expanding coverage to include other environmental issues. We have added three new sections to the site: Ocean Debris, Polystyrene, and Environment. We feel that, with expanded coverage, we can better [...]
Continous Growth Plastic Bag Ban Report began on January 6, 2010. PBBR has grown continuously since the beginning, reporting on plastic bag bans and environmental issues. The site has now become a reference source of plastic bag issues. Now, PBBR is read by over 6,000 visitors each month in 55 countries around the globe. We [...]
Business Leaders Exploit PBBR Business leaders, government decision-makers, other media outlets, and industry-specific publications read, and have linked to Plastic Bag Ban Report (PBBR). Why? With almost 200 articles, PBBR is a repository of plastic bag bans around the globe. We publish only fact-validated news. PBBR is an accurate and reliable resource. How Businesses Use [...]
Plastic Bag Ban Report has hundreds of comments from readers across the globe. After reading an article, be sure to check the comments at the bottom of the article. If you feel the urge to add your own comments, or reply to an existing comment, please engage. Be sure to check Plastic Bag Ban Report [...]
January 6th, 2010 was the inaugural issue of Plastic Bag Ban Report. The first ban reported was Brownsville, Texas : Brownsville Bans Plastic Bags. Since then, it has been non-stop almost. 2010 was a year of bans and plastic bag wars. However, I think it was just a warm up session. 2011 will see more [...]
For my 100th post on Plastic Bag Ban Report, I simply want to wish everyone Happy Holidays! Thank you for your support this past year! I look forward to 2011. In fact, PBBR will be celebrating its 1st anniversary on January 6. As part of the anniversary, I am planning some special articles and tributes [...]
Plastic Bag Ban Report has been getting visits from countries around the globe! So to make PBBR easy to read in almost any language, we just added Google’s website translator. Google’s website translator offers translation in approximately 53 languages. Google Translate can be found in the left column on the home page and at the [...]
The City of South Lake Tahoe’s Sustainability Commission is exploring the possibility of eliminating one-time-use plastic bags and polystyrene containers. The action comes from the city’s Sustainability Plan adopted by the City Council in November, 2008. Part of the Commission’s Work Program Action Plan, the item calls for the Commission to discuss with the business [...]
The Plastic Bag Wars Plastic bag pollution has become a hot topic. We’ve all heard about how plastic bags pollute oceans, rivers, and eventually our food supply. Yes, even the food we eat. There are reported facts about how bad that plastic bags are for the environment and the ocean. Is there scientific evidence to [...]
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