Category: Bags
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US Local Governments to Tax Plastic Bags
More Local Governments in US Taxing Plastic Shopping 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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France Adopts Light Plastic Bags Law
France Adopts Bill defining light plastic bags
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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…
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Nepal Goes Bioplastic Bags
Biodegradable plastic launched in Nepal
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Ocean Plastic Bags
OceanWise™ – The Next Wave in Reusable Bags™
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China Increases Production of Biodegradable Materials
Hainan increases production of eco-friendly alternative for plastic
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One of the First Bioplastic Bag Ban to be Delayed
Interesting to see how they did it!
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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…
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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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Hong Kong Water Soluble Bags
Hong Kong startup launches water-soluble ‘Invisible Bag’
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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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UK Extends Carrier Bag Charge
Government steps up war on plastic.
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New York Plastic Bag Legal Battle
New York Plastic Bag Upheld in Court.
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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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A New Bioplastic Bag Champion
One company won two big compostable bags contracts.
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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…
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Bioplastic Bag Turns Into Fertilizer
Now it gets interesting!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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