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How big of a problem are plastic bags and what can be done?
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Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans
While the state government is still sitting on the Plastic Ban draft rules, city neighbourhoods are slowly going plastic-free, led by BBMP and local volunteers.
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Banning Straws and Bags Won’t Solve our Plastic Problem
It’s encouraging that local governments are focusing on passing laws to fight plastic litter. Unfortunately, while these laws may reduce the most visible form of plastic pollution, it could be at the expense of other environmental impacts. That’s because, somewhat ironically, disposable plastic bags require fewer resources (land, water, CO2 emissions, etc.) to produce than paper, cotton or reusable plastic bags—by a wide margin.
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What's the deal with bags?
As you may have seen in the news, Salt Lake City is no longer able to accept plastic bags and plastic film in the blue curbside recycling containers. So what should you do?
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Transforming plastic waste into paving stones
MOROCCO – At 20, Saif Eddine Laalej has come up with a way of turning discarded plastic into a useful construction material. The young student at the National School of Business and Management of Tangier, located in northern Morocco, has designed an eco-friendly paving stone in the form of traditional Moroccan Zellige tiles.
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Confronting Plastic Pollution One Bag at a Time
Plastic bags are inexpensive, lightweight, durable and made of plastic, which does not readily biodegrade. Much of the plastic ever made still exists. Worldwide, as many as one trillion plastic bags are used each year and less than 5 percent of plastic is recycled. In the United States, according to the EPA, we use over 380 billion plastic bags and wraps yearly, requiring 12 million barrels of oil to create.
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