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Posted by aaron cohen Mar 7, 2010 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Kadıköy, Turkey

“One of Istanbul’s most populated and cosmopolitan districts, Kadıköy, imposed a ban last week on the use of plastic bags.”

Posted by aaron cohen Jan 6, 2010 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Brownsville, TX

“Brownsville officials are hoping a unanimously passed ban on plastic grocery bags will make the city the first in Texas to rid the landscape of the so-called “urban tumbleweeds.”“

Posted by aaron cohen Dec 23, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Nothern Territory, Australia

“Legislation will be passed next year banning the supply by retailers to customers of all lightweight single-use bags.”

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 8, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Kauai, Hawaii

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The Kauai County Council voted 4-2 yesterday to ban plastic carryout bags.”

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 4, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – San Jose, CA

“By a vote of 9-1, San Jose City Council members asked city staff to draw up an ordinance Tuesday that would ban single-use plastic and paper carry-out bags from the city’s retail establishments by Jan. 1, 2011.”

Posted by aaron cohen May 25, 2009 0

Plastic Bags Ban – Outer Banks, NC

“The flimsy bags have turned into post-purchase tumbleweeds polluting the landscape of the Outer Banks, which relies on its landscape to attract tourists.”

Posted by aaron cohen May 19, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Hong Kong

“Yau said a recent opinion poll showed that over 90% of Hong Kong residents agreed with reducing the use of plastic bags and 80% said they would actively support the environmental levy scheme to handle the abuse of plastic bags.”

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Marikina, The Philippines

“Instead of plastics, marketgoers are encouraged to use bayong or biodegradable bags.”

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Berkeley Farmers’ Market

“Ben Feldman, program manager of the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, said that the move was in step with the markets’ zero-waste campaign which aims to reduce and recycle plastic materials and to recycle and compost all waste products generated at the markets.”

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 22, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Marshall County, Iowa (Unincorporated)

The ban applies only to 2 stores in unincorporated Marshall County, and not to any stores in the 13 cities of Marshall County.

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