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Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...
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TINY FOOTPRINTS: Plastic Grocery Bags Are Going Away Entirely in Another Year, And You’re Gonna be Totally Ready For That Because You Are Awesome
Unfortunately, the ban led to a loophole in which stores were able to sell thicker plastic bags. According to CalRecyle, the ...
Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us
On a Philippines beach, barefoot children jumped and played on shoals of plastic washed ashore in previous typhoons.
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Environmental policies like plastic bag bans at grocery stores can often backfire
The study revealed that the behaviors prompted by the plastic bag regulations persisted even after the rules were no longer ...
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Montgomery County Council Seeks Public Input on Proposed Plastic Bag Ban and Tax for Retailers
Montgomery County Council schedules a public discussion on prohibiting plastic carryout bags and taxing paper bags.
Banning free plastic bags for groceries resulted in customers purchasing more plastic bags, study finds
Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...