Some plastic bag companies that sell their products in California will have to prove their bags are recyclable or face enforcement actions, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Nov. 2. California banned single-use plastics this year and most bags indicate they are recyclable by displaying a “chasing arrows” symbol or labeled with 100 percent recyclable…
California AG Asks Companies to Prove Plastic Bags Are Recyclable
November 2, 2022
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The Plastics Revolution
Commentary Alfred Sedgwick, an obscure English philosopher and logician who died in 1943 at the age of 93, is usually credited with the development of the slippery slope argument. The argument is used to predict, with little or no evidence, that the doing of an act might lead to, or result in, a chain of…
Cole’s Marine Waste Shopping Bags ‘Not Genuinely Reusable,’ Environmental Group
May 25, 2022
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The Boomerang Alliance, an environmental group that represents over 50 environmental and government organisations have criticised Coles new reusable bags made from plastic marine waste as a “not genuinely reusable.” “Coles have missed a golden opportunity to reduce the use of wasteful plastic bags by continuing to sell disposable shopping bags,” said Toby Hutcheon, Campaign…
Single-Use Plastic Bans May Lead to Unintended Environmental Consequences, Experts Say
VANCOUVER—A local business owner’s frustrations with Vancouver’s new single-use plastic ban highlights some experts’ concerns that the well-intended green policy may actually lead to unintended environmental consequences. On Jan. 1, the City of Vancouver introduced a ban on plastic shopping bags, along with new mandates for businesses to charge consumers an extra 25 cents on…
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