Tag
plastic bags
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How Australian Retailers Led the Way on a Successful Bag Ban
Australia's National Retail Association threw its early support behind efforts by both retailers and state governments to replace…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Strawless in Seattle: How One City Committed to a Straw-Free September
Seattle, which recently approved a ban on plastic straws throughout the city that will take effect next year,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is California’s Plastic-Bag Ban on the Ropes?
The state law, which was to take effect later this year, is now on hold after a plastics-industry…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California’s Plastic-Bag Ban up in the Air After Groups Spend Big
Months after the passage of SB 270, which banned the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores, groups…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
“Paper or Plastic?” California Answers That Question for its Residents
It'll be paper—and it'll cost ya. A new law in the state—the first of its kind—mandates that stores…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Los Angeles Plastic Bag Ban: Associations Split
Associations’ reactions were mixed following the Los Angeles City Council’s vote to ban plastic bags from grocery stores.
