Tag: plastic bags
Australia cuts 80% of its plastic bag use in just three...
Internationally there are 32 countries that have plastic bag bans in place.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 24
Congressman and his wife plead not guilty to campaign spending charges, Kroger to phase out plastic bags, and more.
One of the largest supermarket chain announces plan to phase out...
"As part of our Zero Hunger | Zero Waste commitment, we are phasing out use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags and transitioning to reusable bags in our stores by 2025."
Plastics industry loses legal bid against Chile’s landmark bag ban
Chile's Constitutional Court ratified a bill that bans plastic bags across the country after rejecting an appeal from the plastics industry.
Another major city bans single-use plastic bags
“It’s a fantastic first step to a larger zero-waste mentality.”
Seattle will ban plastic straws and utensils at restaurants next year
The exemption that allowed restaurants to dispense plastics is set to expire and will not be renewed.
Michigan bans local plastic bag bans
Other states that have banned local plastic bag ordinances include Wisconsin, Idaho, Florida and Arizona.
These 6 States Want to Ban Plastic Bag Bans (Yes, You...
Meanwhile, the two states that have actually passed plastic bags bans are facing hurdles.
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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
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From pollution to performance wear: Fair-trade clothes made from 100% ocean plastic
“My motto is: there’s already so much plastic out there, why are we making more? There’s so much we can be pulling from. It’s already a resource; we just have to get it.”