Bring back plastic bags like Trump did for straws, N.J. lawmaker says
Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr. (R-Bergen) announced on Monday legislation to repeal the law that restricts businesses from ...
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The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...
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15 of the Best Sustainable Luggage Brands
These 15 brands are making some of the best sustainable luggage, including suitcases, weekenders, duffels, backpacks, and ...
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The Problem With Plastic Bags
Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...
Montgomery County Council approves plastic bag ban — with some exceptions
Montgomery Co. joins Prince George’s, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties in adopting a bill imposing a county-wide ban on ...
Bethesda Magazine10d
Montgomery County bans plastic retail shopping bags
The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...
Concerned about microplastics in tea bags? Here's what researchers say you should know.
Some commercially available tea bags contain high levels of microplastics. Here's what researchers say you should know, and options for brewing a safer cup of tea.
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Plastic bag ban left N.J. with 65K extra reusable bags. Here’s where they went.
The council is made up of New Jersey business, environmental, academic and agency stakeholders. It was put in charge of monitoring the effectiveness of the strict plastic bag ban which began in ...