From Sunnyvale Sun readers; part of the Bay Area New Group Posted: 05/13/2009 03:07:16 PM PDT                                      Updated: 05/13/2009 03:18:34 PM PDT I’d like to provide a different viewpoint in response to a number of spurious claims and red herrings offered up in …
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  SACRAMENTO, CA – A proposed ordinance would require supermarkets and large pharmacies located in unincorporated areas of Sacramento County to phase out plastic bags and replace them with recyclable or reusable bags. Supervisor Roger Dickinson said on Monday that …
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The Impact of Plastic Bags – from \’Message in the Waves\’ This is the trailer from Rebecca Hosking’s excellent ‘Message In The Waves’ documentary that she filmed for the BBC. Because of their experience in turning Coles Bay plastic bag …
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Posted Mon May 4, 2009 7:29am AEST Updated Mon May 4, 2009 1:42pm AEST South Australia has become the first state to ban lightweight plastic checkout bags. The ban is expected to reduce the 400 million bags a year which …
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20 April 2009 | Source: just-food.com    US supermarket group Kroger has launched an online contest for consumers to design a reusable carrier bag in a bid to encourage shoppers to reduce the number of plastic bags used. This is the …
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Posted By CONOR MIHELL, SPECIAL TO THE STAR Sault St. Marie, ON April 2009 According to the Worldwatch Institute, an international environmental research organization, humans around the globe produce upwards of five trillion plastic shopping, storage, lunch and garbage bags …
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Jan 11, 2009 04:30 AM Robyn Doolittle STAFF REPORTER It’s like there’s a scarlet letter burned across Jennifer Sutcliffe’s forehead as she hastily piles eight bags of groceries into the cart – “P.” For plastic. For polluter. “I have cats. …
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Sep 14, 2008 04:30 AM Levies, deposit-return also being looked at as study targets worst trash offenders Moira Welsh Environment Reporter The City of Toronto is targeting some of its biggest garbage offenders – coffee cups, takeout food containers and …
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Tue May 27, 2008 3:06am EDT (Reuters) — China will become the latest country to outlaw ultra-thin plastic bags, when a ban takes effect on Sunday, in a bid to cut pollution and save resources. The ban, announced by the …
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