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Elgin council to consider ordinance to ban retailers from using plastic bags
The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other ...
Single-use plastic bags, banned from Erie Giant Eagle stores 3 years ago, have returned
Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling. Plastic bags are back ...
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Shoppers reflect on the 5th year of New York’s plastic bag ban
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- “Because plastic is destroying our entire planet,” said a grocery store shopper, Sue Thomas.
70 Hong Kong retailers allegedly sold oxo-degradable plastics despite ban: NGO
Green Earth says investigation suggests plastic bags, bin liners and pet waste bags labelled as 'oxo-degradable' had been ...
I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic
I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...