Plastic Bag Ban

'Our Dogs Will Poop Directly Into Our Purses'

Posted 05.26.2012

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"How can the most plastic city in America turn its back on plastic bags?" That's the question comedian Jimmy Kimmel asked on his show Thursday night a...

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Phillip Phillips for President

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 05.25.2012

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Jennifer Ketcham

Why do we need an idol who is both authentic and humble? Here are 20 quick reasons as to why could we use a little humility and authenticity -- a little Phillip Phillips -- in our personal, public and political lives.

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Why Is This Guy Wearing A Bag On His Head At City Hall?

Posted 05.25.2012

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Who is this guy, and why is he wearing a plastic bag on his head in a city council meeting? Let's just say that Tinseltown has become Cellophanecit...

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BYE BYE PLASTIC!

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles City Council has moved toward banning plastic bags at grocery stores in the nation's second-largest city. The council ...

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Plastic Money: Under the Influence of Styrofoam

Matthew Spiegl | Posted 05.09.2012

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Matthew Spiegl

Delaying the citywide ban on Styrofoam is an act of urban cowardice. It is not only a betrayal of the environment, but of the people as well.

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Corvallis City Council Should Implement Plastic Bag Ban

The Daily Barometer | Posted 04.09.2012

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The Daily Barometer

The proper way to mitigate this environmental intrusion and reduce the use of plastic in society is an absolute ban on plastic bags, with a pass-through fee for paper bags.

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Frivolous Challenge: Nation's Most Progressive Plastic Bag Ban in Peril

Matthew Spiegl | Posted 03.13.2012

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Matthew Spiegl

It's corporate bullying by the plastic industry to make cities and counties think twice before passing environmental laws that cut into their profits, laws that are supported by the majority of residents who prefer to live in clean communities.

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In Defense of Plastic Bag Bans

Stiv J. Wilson | Posted 02.28.2012

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Stiv J. Wilson

Plastic does not biodegrade in a meaningful timeframe. Thus, some portion of it accumulates in the environment. The more we produce, consume, and recycle, the more will come into the world and accumulate in landfills, on land, in rivers, and the sea.

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Major City Votes To Ban Plastic Bags

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 02.18.2012

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SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council voted Monday to ban single-use plastic bags from groceries and other retail stores, joining a growing trend a...

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Jordan Howard

Plastic Bag Bans Spreading To More Cities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Across the country, cities and counties are instituting fees on plastic bags, or even banning them outright, in an effort to prevent pol...

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Finding Fortune in Plastic

Rahilla Zafar | Posted 01.17.2012

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Rahilla Zafar

Unlike air pollution which we can see and smell, most think plastic is harmless, or merely an aesthetic eyesore when seen on the ground or in the water, Woodring says, and is perceived of as less of a planetary problem by the public.

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City Council Agenda: Marijuana, Plastic Bags, Homeless Rides & More

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 01.02.2012

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It was a busy City Council meeting for Chicago aldermen and Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday. The agenda included everything from talk of a plastic bag ba...

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ANOTHER Colo. Town Bans Plastic Bags, Sets Fee For Paper

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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ASPEN, Colo. -- The Aspen City Council has voted to ban plastic bags from the Colorado mountain resort town's two grocery stores and place a 20-cent f...

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Boulder Considers Ban On Plastic Bags

Posted 12.11.2011

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At its Tuesday meeting, the Boulder City Council will consider a ban on or mandatory fee for using plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and convenien...

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Could NYC Ban Disposable Bags?

Peter Hanlon | Posted 12.04.2011

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Peter Hanlon

When you consider the long-term implications of a product designed to be used for just a few minutes, reducing the number of plastic bags seems like a no-brainer. So why wouldn't New York City try to get rid of them altogether with a ban or at least some kind of fee?

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Los Angeles Gets A Little Less Plastic

Posted 11.01.2011

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If you're planning on doing any shopping on the West Side today, be sure to bring along some reusable grocery bags. Today, the city of Santa Monica...

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Move Over Joe Camel -- Plastics Lobby Targets Kids in Textbooks

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 10.26.2011

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Lisa Kaas Boyle

What do cigarettes and single-use plastics have in common? Most cigarettes have a single-use plastic filter -- so smokers get a dose of petrochemical...

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Plastic Bags and the Environment

Paul A. London | Posted 09.13.2011

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Paul A. London

Environmentalists are often attacked from the political right for favoring too much regulation even though most Americans agree with their larger obje...

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CA Supreme Court Upholds Manhattan Beach Plastic Bag Ban

AP | Posted 09.13.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court says Manhattan Beach can ban retailers from using plastic bags without going through a lengthy envi...

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Boulder Following, Not Leading In Plastic Bag Ban

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.05.2011

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Boulder is in the beginning stages of considering a movement to ban or fine the use of plastic bags in the city, mostly due to the tireless efforts of...

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Evanston Considers Taxing Or Outright Banning Plastic Bags

Evanston, IL Patch | Patch Staff | Email the Author | April 26, 2011 | Posted 06.27.2011

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Choosing plastic at the check-out line could potentially cost Evanston residents an extra five cents if a bag tax ordinance passes. ...

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Santa Monica Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect

ktla.com | KTLA News | Posted 05.25.2011

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SANTA MONICA (KTLA) -- The city of Santa Monica is bagging the plastic bag. Wednesday marks the official start of the city's ban on plastic shoppin...

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Italy BANS Plastic Bags

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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Italy's ban on single-use plastic bags took effect on New Year's Day. This couldn't come too soon, considering that Italians use about 20 billion pl...

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TEDx: Plastic Is the New Smoking

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Schwab

Over four decades of plastics addiction has caused a true unnatural disaster in our oceans -- think of the Gulf oil spill only a couple thousand miles longer.

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Youth Movement to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Kaas Boyle

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