‘The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work’
According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.
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New Zealand bans thin plastic bags from supermarkets
Beginning Saturday, New Zealand will become the first country to ban the thin plastic bags that supermarket customers use to collect their fruit and vegetables.
Plastic bags leaving their mark on the deep-sea floor
On the bottom of the Philippine Trench, 10,000 metres deep, plastic is reshaping life on the seafloor.
Why a California beach town just banned balloons
Celebrations in a beachside California city will soon have to take place without an iconic, single-use party favour: balloons.
New York plastic bag ban comes into effect, but not without bickering
Campaigners hail move against environmentally damaging bags though small-business concerns mean many will remain
Prince Albert, Sask. set to give plastic bags the boot
A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bags
Victoria court won't hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
The mayor of Victoria says she's disappointed Canada's highest court won't reconsider a lower-court ruling that stopped her city from regulating single-use plastic bags.
'A bold action is needed': Vancouver bans plastic bags (and other throw-away items)
Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, while introducing what the city believes to be a first-of-its-kind fee for disposable cups in the country.
Study counts 1.8 million pieces of trash at Bay of Fundy's bottom
A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life.
Victoria to ask Supreme Court to review overturned bylaw banning plastic bags
The City of Victoria will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review a court decision that overturned its business bylaw banning single-use plastic bags.
Manitoba premier promises plastic bag ban, liquor delivery in second term
Manitoba may become the next province to ban single-use plastic bags to help the environment.
One very bad habit is fuelling the global recycling meltdown
It’s called “wishcycling,” and pretty much all of us do it.
Sobeys to remove plastic bags from all stores next year as grocers go green
Shoppers at Sobeys Inc. grocery stores will soon need to bring their own totes or lug their purchases home in paper bags as the chain moves to phase out plastic bags by February 2020.
Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court
British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister.
China plans major cut in number of Everest climbers
China will cut the number of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest from the north by one-third this year as part of plans for a major cleanup on the world's highest peak, state media reported on Monday, January 21, 2019.