Sumana Gautam of Pepsicola, Kathmandu doesn’t take any bags with her when she goes to the local market to shop for grocery items. She is also unaware of a government ban announced this week on plastic bags with thickness below 40 microns. “I know plastic is harmful for the environmentContinue Reading
Confused about which products to toss into the recycling bin? You aren’t the only one. The ubiquitous recycling symbol is everywhere, even on packages that cannot be recycled at the vast majority of recycling facilities. Last week, California lawmakers took a step toward remedying that confusion. Senate Bill 343, whichContinue Reading
A campaign to end animal testing in the EU is creating an unusual alliance of animal rights activists and industry both calling for a comprehensive ban while environmental campaigners warn of the danger of halting all such tests. Animal testing for cosmetic purposes was — with a few exceptions —Continue Reading
Plastic “pre-checkout” bags, like these in the produce section of Berkeley Bowl West, would be prohibited under a new ordinance proposed by Councilmember Kate Harrison. Stores would have to provide paper bags instead, and charge customers 10 cents apiece for them. Credit: Nico Savidge A Berkeley council member wants toContinue Reading
It has already been three times that the federal government has announced a complete ban on the production, import, sale, distribution, and use of plastic bags thinner than 40 microns to reduce environmental pollution from plastic products. The latest announcement was made in the annual budget speech for this year.Continue Reading
With the amount of plastics already in the system, polluting our lands and marine environments it is important that small businesses are able to come up with new ways to use that waste plastic sustainably to make decent earnings, writes Constance Agyeman. Globally, women and children continue to be the mostContinue Reading
On Sept. 1, a Wednesday about two weeks from now, Provincetown citizens will celebrate a day of positive municipal accomplishment — the start of the town’s ban on the commercial sale of non-carbonated, non-flavored water in plastic bottles under one gallon in size, and this is no small achievement. OnContinue Reading
Whether you frequent fast food restaurants or only stop by occasionally, the wrappers your food comes in may be doing harm to your health. Recent studies have found PFAs and other harmful chemicals in food packaging. State Representative Yousef Rabhi of Ann Arbor has introduced legislation to ban the useContinue Reading
The Union environment ministry has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, that make it mandatory for the thickness of plastic carry bags to be increased to 120 microns by the end of next year, and prohibit the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of several products withContinue Reading
The Government of Canada took a major step towards finalizing its proposed ban on non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021. On May 12, 2021, it published the final Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, in order to designate “plastic manufacturedContinue Reading
