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The Cool Down on MSN19h
Lawmakers drop bombshell penalties for plastic bag use: 'Fines, arrest, and even prosecution'
In Sindh, a province in Pakistan, officials have instated a complete ban on a common form of pollution: plastic bags. ...
Parade on MSN3d
The Clever Plastic Bag Trick We Wish We’d Known About Sooner
W e all have that one cabinet, drawer or entire corner of the pantry stuffed to the brim with plastic grocery bags. We keep ...
How Anthropologie saved 60,000 pounds of plastic bags from going into landfills
Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...
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 ...
WBNG3d
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.
WHAM on MSN5d
Five years later, New Yorkers adapt to state's plastic bag ban
New York state’s 2020 ban on plastic bags was an effort to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste. Before the ban ...
Daily Herald3d
Could Elgin adopt a single-use plastic bag ban?
While a handful of suburban communities, including Batavia, Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Park and Woodstock, have implemented fees on single-use plastic bags, Evanston is the only town to ban them all ...
Southern Living on MSN22h
Can You Reuse Zip-Top Bags?
Zip-top bags often end up in the trash. If you'd like to reduce plastic waste in your household, you can reuse zip-top bags ...
Can You Reuse Plastic Freezer and Sandwich Bags?
It’s generally safe to reuse plastic freezer and sandwich bags if they haven't stored raw meat, fish, eggs, or allergens.