Category: Bags
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Cameroon Still Uses SUP Bags
Single-use plastics still used in Cameroon markets despite ban
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Bhopal Goes Compostable Bags
Bhopal Municipal Corporation comes up with ‘Dular Kits’, homemade compost and compostable carry bags
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Kelloggs Goes Paper Cereal Bags
Kellogg’s Reveals Recyclable Paper Liners In Cereal Boxes
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Nova and GreenMantra Partner on Plastic Bag Recycling
NOVA Chemicals and GREENMANTRA Pave the Way to Circularity in Ontario
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Glad Goes Ocean Plastic Bag
Glad partners with Oceanworks to launch Australia’s first ocean plastic bin liner
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French Fruit and Veg Bags Consultation Results
Summary of contributions – Public consultation on the obligation to present and sale unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables without packaging made entirely or partly of plastic
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Washington SUP Bags Ban Update
The Washington SUP bag ban is probably not the the best piece of legislation ever put together in the history of mankind.
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North Carolina Counties Go Compostable Bags
Buncombe County and City of Asheville go for compostable bags
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Plattsburgh Goes Compostable Bags
City of Plattsburgh goes compostable plastic bags for yard waste.
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Pogis New Compostable Poop Bags
I like to read these poop bags press releases because those products are marketed directly to the end consumers.
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Lidl Goes Compostable Fruit and Veg Bags
Lidl Gb Builds On Plastic Reduction And Recycling Programme With New Compostable Fruit And Veg Bags And Plastic Packaging Trial
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Canada Food Compost Pilot Program with Bag
Ottawa County has launched a Food Compost Pilot Program
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Prince William Bans Plastic Waste Bags
Prince William County residents who bag up their leaves and grass clippings must use paper bags.
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LDPE Bag Most Sustainable Option
Belgian consumer organisation says LDPE bag is most sustainable shopping bag option
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Plastic Dog Waste Bags Greenwashing Settlement
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announces greenwashing settlements with Chewy, Petco, Petsmart, and Target
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Reinvent the Bag Multi Retailer Pilot
CVS Health, Target & Walmart Together Launch In-store Pilots & Tests of New Design Solutions to Combat Plastic Waste
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Ulta Beauty Joins Reinvent Retail Bag Consortium (FREE)
The nation’s largest beauty retailer joins leading retailers across grocery, home goods, sports and apparel, to help combat plastic bag waste. This is a FREE article.
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Prince Albert Plastic Bag Ban Starts October 2021
The ban will apply to plastic bags (including biodegradable plastic) distributed at the checkout counter
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Colorado Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers
This bill phases out single-use plastic carryout bags and expanded polystyrene food containers. It authorizes local governments to enforce violations and impose civil penalties
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Boulder Starts Compostable Bag Program
Boulder began a new subscription-based “Green Bag Giveaway” program
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Turning Tree Bark and Compost into Aircraft Wings and Plastic Bags
Why scientists want to turn tree bark and compost into aircraft wings and plastic bags
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Grundens Goes PLA Packaging
Grundéns Sustainability Journey Continues with Introduction of Fully Compostable Packaging
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Japan First Marine Degradable Plastic Bag
In April 2021, Japan’s first marine biodegradable plastic shopping bag was introduced at a supermarket in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture
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Charlotte Refuses Compostable Plastic Bags
City Of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Announces Paper Bag Mandate For Yard Waste Collection Beginning July 5
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CO-OP Goes Compostable Plastic Bags
Co-op scraps bags for life and said it would replace the plastic bags with compostable carrier bags selling for 10p
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Indian NGO Lobbies for Compostable Bags
Action Group Against Plastic Pollution (AGAPP), an NGO-based in Jalandhar, has urged the government to facilitate a smooth transition from plastics to compostable bags by all users in the state
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Tesco To Stop Plastic Bags for Click and Collect
Tesco issues new ban affecting every person who shops online
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Bavaria Goes Compostable Bags
Practical test of organic fruit and vegetable bags started in Bavaria
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ASDA Goes Reusable Fruit and Veg Bags
Asda removes more than 100m pieces of single use plastic from its stores
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French Radio Compares Plastic and Tote Bags
Main French Radio “France Inter” compares Plastic and Tote bags; and plastic bags are not doing too bad.
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Wake Up Plastics Industry! (FREE)
(Bio-)Plastic bags are disappearing. This is a FREE article.
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Bioplastic Bags Ads in India
Karnataka gets eco-friendly plastic bags which are biodegradable
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Indian Court Rejects Ban on Compostable Plastic Bags (FREE)
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of compostable plastic bags.
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Guam Shops Prefer Biodegradable to Compostable Plastic Bags
Paper, biodegradable plastic and compostable bags remain allowed for now, along with some other exceptions
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Beyond the Bag Challenge Winners
Celebrating 9 ideas that are pushing the boundaries of systems design, technology and material innovation as they reinvent how we get goods home
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Black Moda Goes Woodly Bags
Black Moda is the first textile company to pack clothing in Woodly's carbon-neutral, wood-based plastic
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University of Oklahoma Research on Recyclable and Compostable Plastic Bags
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering are collaborating on a project led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to design recyclable biomass-based polyesters in hopes of providing a cost-efficient solution
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Spanish Retailer Goes for Compostable Bags
Spanish retailer changes single-use plastic bags for potato starch ones
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Impact of Plastic Bag Fees
What is the impact of plastic bags fee? — ECHO INSTRUMENTS, the best technology to Measure the Biodegradation of Bioplastics
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Guam Clarifies Definitions for Plastic Bag Ban
Guam EPA clarifies definitions for plastic bag ban
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Tanzania Plastic Bags Deadline
Tanzania: Govt Issues Three-Month Deadline On Plastic Bags Users, Producers
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LCA Plastic Grocery Bags and Alternatives
Life cycle assessment of plastic grocery bags and their alternatives in cities with confined waste management structure: A Singapore case study
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New Retailer Joins Consortium to Reinvent Retail Bag
Initiative is retailer’s latest effort to lessen its environmental impact — TEAL Innovates PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel
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Compostable Bags Propaganda or Independent LCA?
I found this study on compostable bags. Not sure if It looked more like independent research or propaganda?
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Fingerprint Detection on Bioplastics Bags
DMU forensic scientists investigate fingerprint detection on biodegradable and compostable bags
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China Increases Production of Biodegradable Materials
Hainan increases production of eco-friendly alternative for plastic
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South Korea Retailer Goes Bioplastic Bag
Convenience store franchise CU to adopt degradable bioplastic bags
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Canada Identifies New Problem for Compostable Plastic Bags
Potentially, a very big problem for compostable plastic bags.
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Forbes Gets Confused on Bioplastic Bags
Forbes promotes bioplastic bags but says they are plastic-free. Is that a “greenwashing ” attempt by the producers? What do you think?
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Carrefour Stops Bioplastic Bags
Carrefour will stop using bioplastic bags —- Super Plastics Kills Corona Virus in 1 hour.
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UK Airports Go OXO Bio
AGS Airports introduces new sustainable 100ml OXO bio security bags
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How Will Singapore Replace Plastic Bags?
One estimate suggests that Singaporeans consume 13 plastic bags a day.
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Smuggling Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Africa
Non-biodegradable plastic bags have been seized in Africa.
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Competition to Reinvent the Plastic Bag
Win 1 Million $ if you can re-invent the plastic bag.
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Japan Impose Plastic Bags Fee
Subscribe now! Japan’s new plastic bag charge: What it means for consumers and the environment
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Bioplastic Bags Production Resumes in Caribbean
Local manufacturers will restart the production of biodegradable plastic bags on Tuesday.
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New Bioplastic Material for Bags
BGUSA, INC announced today that they have solved the much-disputed argument of ridding the Earth of single-use plastic bags. All-natural food waste ingredients and organic starches are the derivatives of these bags. No added chemicals altar the composition of these bags.
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Novamont Bags LCA by UK Government
This LCA compares carrier bags found in the UK in 2006. The Starch-polyester blend bags are from Novamont. Although things may have changed in the meantime (especially the political context), it gives us a very sharp perspective into this topic.
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Can Corona Revive SUP Bags in New Zealand?
The Covid-19 crisis could be a big setback to progress on eliminating plastics, a rural expert has warned.
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California Suspends Plastic Bag Ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom has suspended California’s ban on grocery stores providing single-use plastic bags amid concerns that clerks may be at risk for exposure to the coronavirus if shoppers are required to supply their own reusable bags to carry their purchases home.
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Cameroon Seizes Non Biodegradable Packaging
Cameroon: Customs seizes 50 tons of non-biodegradable plastic packaging in the Northern region.
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Top 5 Best Biodegradable Trash Bags of 2020
Every time we can replace single-use plastic with something recyclable or biodegradable, we are taking another step toward protecting the earth and saving the environment. One easy swap is switching to biodegradable trash bags.
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California Plastic Bag Ban in Jeopardy
California’s plastic bag ban is in jeopardy. We can save it together, but we must act now.
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China to Ban Thin Plastic Bags, Films and Cutlery
China will look to ban ultra-thin plastic bags and agricultural-use plastic mulch, as well as other types of non-biodegradable plastic products, the country’s state planning authority said in draft proposals published on Friday.
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Canadian Plastic Bag Industry and Corona Crisis
Rising food sales in supermarkets are exploding the demand for plastic bags to protect bread, fruits and vegetables. Single-use shopping bags are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. So much that Quebec factories are struggling to meet demand.
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New York Plastic Bag Ban and Corona Crisis
New York’s environmentalists have terrible timing. The statewide ban on single-use plastic bags took effect on March 1, the same day New York confirmed its first case of coronavirus.
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Plastic Bag Battle in New Jersey
Environmental Groups Support 54 NJ Towns in Retaining their Local Plastic Bag Ordinances.
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Plastic Bag Industry Exploits Corona Crisis in Stafford
The plastic bag industry continues to try to find ways to convince the public to use plastic bags instead of reusable fabric or paper bags.
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Vietnam Goes Bioplastics
Vietnam has adopted an ambitious roadmap to stop using disposable plastic at stores, markets and supermarkets in urban areas by 2021 and in the whole country by 2025, and replace them with biodegradable materials.
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Novamont Lose Compostable Bag Exemption in US
As states New York and Maine are pulling back on single-use plastic grocery bag bans in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Connecticut may have missed an opportunity to not only have environmentally safe single-use grocery bags, but also bring more business and jobs to the state.
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Tote Bags Spread Corona Virus
The COVID-19 outbreak is giving new meaning to those “sustainable” shopping bags that politicians and environmentalists have been so eager to impose on the public. These reusable tote bags can sustain the COVID-19 and flu viruses — and spread the viruses throughout the store.
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Cincinnati Plastic Bag Ban
Cincinnati-based Kroger pledged to ban single-use plastic bags by 2025, but if you live in Cincinnati you’ll likely be saying goodbye to plastic bags at the grocery store and other places much sooner.
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Old T-Shirts for Making Reusable Bags
Cordova banned plastic grocery bags in 2016, though many Cordovans may not have noticed. In spite of an ordinance against non-biodegradable plastic bags, many residents continue not to shop with reusable bags, said Shae Bowman, operations manager for the Copper River Watershed Project.
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US Custom Ruling for Chinese Bioplastic Bags
In ruling NY N309146, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined the classification of biodegradable plastic retail carrier bags from China.
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Did the Kenya Plastic Bag Ban Work?
Kenya has harsh penalties for those caught manufacturing, selling, importing or using single-use plastics, yet the country still struggles to reduce its waste.
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Jordan Tightens Biodegradable Plastic Bag Regulations
Environment Ministry tightens enforcement of biodegradable plastic bag regulations.
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Biodegradable Bamboo Bag
Last year, Japanese artist Sho Shibuya raised awareness for the global plastic pollution crisis with a 144-page book, called PLASTIC PAPER, which catalogued the range of designs printed on single-use plastic bags collected across the streets of New York City.
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Plastic Bags Back in Use Despite Ban in Pakistan
Despite a blanket ban on the sale and use of polythene bags in Islamabad, these are being used without any fear of legal action in the federal capital and elsewhere.
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Plastic Bag Discussions in Serbia
Stakeholders disagree on the legality of rules, suitability of solutions from a number of EU states and the benefits of the introduction of compostable and biodegradable materials. The only common stance is that Serbia needs to resolve the matter in parliamentary procedure and, after that, relevant bylaws.
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Aldi New Plastic Bag Strategy
ALDI is going to start charging for reusable fruit and veg bags and increase the cost of its bags for life as it aims to encourage recycling.
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SUP Bags Ban in Tennessee
Many grocery stores across the country have made changes to make shopping a little more convenient– offering self-checkouts with a hefty amount of plastic bags.
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Online Petition Urges Target To Stop Plastic Bags
We, Target customers, ask Target to eliminate plastic bags.
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New York Plastic Bag Ban
Starting March 1, you’ll no longer be able to leave a store with plastic bags in hand.
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Spar Sells One Million Bioplastic Bags in Croatia in 2019
The Croatian public is enthusiastically supporting ecological issues and the fight against plastics, despite the extra cost.
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Bioplastics Gaining Traction in Indonesia
Bioplastics may be the answer to tackle the plastic problem that is plaguing the world’s environment, especially the planet’s oceans, and Asean can be the prime mover of this effort.
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Fake Bioplastics Bags Flood India
Govt issues second order banning biodegradable carry bags as well; corp officials say they can’t identify fake and original products.
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Biodegradable Bags from Recycled Cotton Fibre Waste
Three students of the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam, received a cash purse for developing biodegradable non-woven bags from recycled fibre waste at the Bootcamp 2020 held at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.
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There is No value in Biodegradable Plastic
Retailers are under pressure to move away from single-use plastic. But could a knee-jerk reaction actually make things worse?
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Danimer Scientific and Columbia Packaging Partner for Home Compostable Bags
Columbia Packaging Group to manufacture home compostable produce bags using film resins made with Danimer Scientific’s Nodax™ PHA material
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US Senate Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags Again
Although plastic grocery bags are difficult to recycle, Senate Democrats are hoping to have more luck in recycling a statewide ban on the bags.
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Meijer Woodward Corner Market Eliminates Single-Use Bags
A new Meijer neighborhood grocery store, set to open Jan. 29 in Royal Oak, Mich., is among the first in the Midwest to offer only sustainable bag alternatives, the company said.
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