New program to recycle plastic grocery, retail bags launches in Lexington. How to use it
Lexington’s recycling center can not take plastic bags. The new effort will turn plastic bags collected into a bench for Lextran riders.
Nothing says 'communism' like this $165 poverty-chic plastic bag based on Disco Elysium, aka 'the level of greed that they talk about in the Bible'
Walter Benjamin once said: fascism is the aestheticization of politics, but communism is an expensive bag for life.
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The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...
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No more plastic shopping bags? Bill wants to make them illegal at Virginia grocery stores
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...
‘Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long.
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Your Tea Bag Might Be Shedding Billions of Microplastics
Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of ...
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Plastic bag ban left N.J. with 65K extra reusable bags. Here’s where they went.
Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...
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'One Plate, One Bag' campaign launched for plastic-free Maha Kumbh
Cloth bags, and steel plates and glasses are being distributed at the Maha Kumbh to ensure that the world's largest religious congregation is plastic-free, an RSS functionary said. The "One Plate ...
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A magical alchemy that turns plastic grocery bags into warmth
PLEASANT GROVE — Question: What do you get when you pull out that wad of plastic bags you've collected from the grocery store over the past who knows how many months and drop them off to Krysti ...
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Entrepreneur Is Tackling 120 Million Tons of Plastic Waste–One Deodorant Stick at a Time
Basically, the Rover dispenser is compatible with any kind of liquid deodorant, gel, powder, balm, oils, or sticks, thereby ...
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Coach’s Popular Tabby Bag Is $250 Off at Walmart Today, and It’s Bound to Sell Out
Walmart (1) Coach’s popularity in the fashion space is in part thanks to the designer brand’s best-selling Tabby bag. The style has been spotted on celebrities over the years, including global ...
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Plastic ban fails to achieve desired results
The Director General of the Environment Protection Department, Imran Hameed, has issued a stern warning to shopping bag users, stating that from this month onwards, using plastic shopping bags ...