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The Global Downfall of the Plastic Bag
2014-05-02 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Worldwide, a trillion single-use plastic bags are used each year, nearly 2 million each minute. Usage varies widely among countries, from more than 400 a year for many East Europeans, to just four a year for people in Denmark and Finland. Plastic bags, made of depletable natural gas or petroleum resources, are often used only for a matter of minutes. Yet they last in the environment for hundreds of years, shredding into ever-smaller pieces but never fully breaking down. Over the last century,...
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Chicago passes plastic bag ban
2014-04-30 20:29:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The Chicago City Council has voted 36-10 to ban plastic bags in most stores next year.
Chicago moves closer to plastic bag ban
2014-04-25 17:29:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Chicago is poised to become the next major U.S. city to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags after a City Council committee vote April 24.
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Gloucester Engineering expands bag machine rebuilding business
2014-04-23 17:21:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Extrusion equipment maker Gloucester Engineering Co. Inc. (GEC) has expanded and improved its rebuilding and retrofitting of old bag making machines.
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Saskatchewan's Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project extended
2014-04-22 19:03:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
Saskatchewans Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project has been given an extension into 2014.
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