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Co-op to scrap plastic 'bags for life'
2021-04-30 11:51:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The supermarket follows Morrisons in announcing it will ditch reusable plastic shopping bags.
Scientists Find 2,000 Plastic Bags Inside of a Camel
2021-04-01 08:00:00| Waste Age
Plastic pollution is an ongoing issue and its not limited to the ocean. Researchers in Dubai have found 300 camels in the region that have died from eating trash. In the camels stomachs were a mass of approximately 2,000 plastic bags. After ingest
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Colorado Considers a Ban on Plastic Bags and Foam Containers
2021-02-24 07:00:00| Waste Age
Democratic state legislators in Colorado will introduce a bill that seeks to ban single-use plastic bags and plastic foam containers. It also hopes to overturn a rule that could give cities the power to make further cuts on plastics use. The goal of
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Will Maryland Ban Plastic Bags at Retail Stores?
2021-02-22 07:00:00| Waste Age
The State of Maryland is considering banning retail stores from distributing plastic bags at the point of sale to help tackle the states plastic pollution. The use of reusable bags would create less waste, reduce the states carbon footprint and wou
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DICK'S Commits to Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Bags by 2025
2020-10-01 08:00:00| Waste Age
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 -- DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, omni-channel sporting goods retailer, today announced two major actions to help create a future free of single-use plastic bags: a commi
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