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Banning of Plastic Bags and Containers Brings New Opportunities
This month, Uganda bans plastic bags, outlawing their import, manufacture and use and joining a growing list of African countries seeking to sweep cities of this menace. Uganda’s ban follows similar moves in... 
Chiba Day
By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In... 
NY students collect 32K plastic bags for recycling
" IRVINGTON, N.Y. - It may not be like collecting merit badges, but it's a whole lot better for the environment. Students at a middle school in suburban New York have collected over 32,000 plastic bags in an... 
created by Barbara Mathieson | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Boxer eats plastic, ends up sick as a dog
"Boxer eats plastic, ends up sick as a dog Loading multimedia... Photos ...
created by Barbara Mathieson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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How to Recycle
As it is National Recycling Week from November 10 to 16, here are some tips on how to recycle some of your most basic household waste.Water:"Recycle water in your shower. Most people like to run the water until it... 
Ikea trashes disposable bags
Ikea is doing their part to save the environment, and is banning all disposable bags from their stores.Starting today, across North Amercia, the furnishing giant will no longer be offering any kind of bags at any... 
California Green Law News - July 08
{ As reported by Californians Against Waste } . PVC packaging phase out - "The California Ocean Protection Council, an organization created by Governor Schwarzenegger, called for the banning of vinyl chloride...
6 million pounds of trash found on world's beaches
Earth Day is coming up on April 22--hopefully this disturbing statistic will be on people's minds."WASHINGTON - The world's beaches and shores are anything but pristine. Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of... 
Pressure grows in UK over plastic bag scourge
Momentum is gathering in the UK against the use of plastic bags, 13 billion of which are estimated to be given to shoppers each year. The government's marketing agency has said it will stop using plastic bags for...
Ladner Seeking Vision Endorsement for Mayor? Semi-Nude Suspect Flees from Tac...
This is a selection of recent popular blog articles from VancouverIAM where you will find the best blogs from Vancouver, BC as well as video uploads, social networking, rumors, and blog authoring De Genova Accuses Ladner of Seeking Vision Endorsement According to a...Going Green...Start with Plastic Bags...Tax or No Tax?
Rather than wait for policy changes, I feel that we can Go Green (or at least Greener) with simple steps. One of them is shunning plastic bags. Some stores do not make it easy and others like Whole Foods for example encourage you by crediting 10c for each bag brought back...
Australia to End Plastic Bags in Supermarkets
As we reported earlier this week, China will begin its ban on plastic bags as of June 1st. Now Australia has followed China's lead and pledged to do the same. Let's hope other nations do too."Australia has...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Vancouver considers plastic baglessness
A bag brouhaha? Vancouver city councillors are debating whether to ban plastic bags at grocery stores. Check out a related article here."San Francisco has just eliminated plastic bags from its grocery stores... 
Plastic grocery bags banned in San Francisco
San Fransisco will become the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. The mayor is expected to sign the ban after the law approved it 10-1. The petroleum based plastic bags are blamed for littering streets...
created by Victoria Revay | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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