What shopping bags should I use?
With more places banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative. At first glance, this seems like an ...
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Plastic Bags And Other Human Trash Found At Deepest Point Of Mediterranean Sea
The deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea is littered with literal trash, starkly highlighting how human activity is ...
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Is It Ever Safe to Reuse Plastic Bags? Food Safety Experts Weigh In
When using plastic bags to store food there are certain instances in which you can reuse them, such as when they are being ...
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Plastic bag bans don’t help the ocean - there are better solutions | Todd Myers
We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life ...
You shouldn’t drink out of plastic bottles, study says: Here’s why
Microplastics, according to Harvard Medicine, are tiny particles that break off of plastic as it degrades. And while more ...
We need to keep plastic out of the ocean. Is a bag ban Washington’s best solution? | Opinion
Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We ...
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Legislators consider whether to strengthen or weaken Maine's ban on plastic retail bags
Six years after Maine banned plastic retail bags, the Legislature is consider a slew of bills to strengthen the law, or ...
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What Shopping Bags Should I Use?
All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With ...