Plastic bags ... shopping bags. Fish eat thousands of tons of plastic a year, transferring it up the food chain to bigger fish and marine mammals. Microplastics are also consumed by people through ...

PETALING JAYA: Some 16 retail chains nationwide have pledged to no longer provide single-use plastic bags to customers from Tuesday (Oct 1), says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

enacted July 1, 2015, grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made with recycled content or recycled ...

Los Angeles’s relationship with plastic ... bags for things like meat and produce that you wrap up before the register will still be allowed). The new guidelines will go into effect on January 1 ...

But have some gone too far with their claims? Clipper, the UK's sixth biggest tea brand, declares its bags "plastic free". But when you look at the small print it says the company uses a bio ...

It is recommended that each household should be self-sufficient for a minimum of three days. It’s better to make storm ...

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Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

China has for years been struggling to deal with the rubbish its 1.4 billion ... of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country. Non-degradable bags will ...

1, 2026. Under the previous ban, SB 270, enacted July 1, 2015, grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made ...

According to a Facebook post by the Stockton R-1 School District, the fundraiser — hosted by Stockton High School Devotion Club — is building hygiene kits for hurricane victims for items such as soap, ...