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Yuma stores turning to reusable bags

The Yuma Daily Sun
June 09, 2008 - ...plastic bags each year, and this is the number of plastic bags Americans use annually. The Web site also explains that a plastic bag is not biodegradable so it never really disappears from the Earth; it is also one major cause of death for marine animals.Grocery stores are not the only ones trying to reduce the use of plastic bags.Wal-Mart and Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) pharmacies also have the bags.According to Rich Babcock, store manager of the Walgreens store on......
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Ministry launches service providing shoppers with reusable bags

Jordan Times
June 06, 2008 - ...use of plastic bags.Irani said the ministry is still considering adding a charge to each plastic bag distributed at supermarkets and raising taxes on importing similar materials.Plastic bags do not decompose, thus polluting the environment and soil, blocking sewage systems and killing sheep, who often consume them while grazing.In seaside areas such as Aqaba, plastic bags affect marine life, as they are swept into the Red Sea from the shore and damage coral......
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China Focus: Plastic bags suggest complexity of China green movement

English News Service
June 05, 2008 - Li Hui, in her 20s, paid 0.5 yuan (7 U.S. cents) for a plastic bag at a Watsons drugstore."I forgot that there were no free bags at shops anymore. At a small grocery near the Carrefour, the shopkeeper still offered customers free plastic bags. WHERE THE MONEY GOESThe PBRN participated in a hearing about charging for plastic bags in supermarkets on the campus of Beijing-based Renmin University in December. ...
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From plastic grocery bags to hooked rugs

Daily Press
June 04, 2008 - One online site showed a raincoat and tote bags made of fused plastic bags. Another Web site featured hats crocheted from plastic bags and rugs woven with them. ...
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Reusable shopping bags help reduce carbon footprint

Florence Morning News
June 03, 2008 - ...plastic bags, and it is going to save them 30 million barrels of oil," said John Ramsburgh, director of the S.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club. "One of the things we need to be aware of is that plastic is a petroleum-based product and the continued use of plastic bags increases our dependence on foreign oil."But Tom Shearin, director of Keep Florence Beautiful, said it doesn't make good economic sense to ban plastic bags."Unfortunately, plastic bags are inexpensive....
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MONDAY MORNING SPECIAL: Raiders of the Lost Garbage

The Pueblo Chieftain
June 02, 2008 - Probably under the Great Tamarisk Forest somewhere, or maybe the Tumbleweed Steppes.""What were nurdles?""The basic building block of all plastics. At one point India was cranking out 100 million tons a year, basically recycling bargeloads of bottles, bags, cups, toys and cell phone covers into tiny units that were sold to plastic manufacturers. There is a moving plastic hose at your feet!""That's no hose! ...
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The ABCs of plastics' 123s

The Wisconsin State Journal
June 02, 2008 - No. 7 plastic contains PC (polycarbonate), which recently gained notoriety because it is used Nalgene's reusable water bottles and leaches bisphenol A, a hormone disruptor that mimics estrogen. Nalgene is switching to using plastic No. 2 (HDPE). Another growing category of No. 7 plastics are called "bioplastics" because they are plant-based rather than petroleum-based. It's not easily recycled but it can be composted in industrial composters. ...
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Declaring war on free plastic bags in China

McClatchy Washington Bureau
June 02, 2008 - The government essentially declared war on the plastic shopping bag.And there is sound reason for the war. China is by far the world's biggest consumer of plastic bags, going through an estimated three billion every day. Stores will still be able to sell thicker plastic bags to shoppers. ...
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China limits plastic bag out of environmental, pollution concern

English News Service
June 01, 2008 - China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and polluting emissions."It doesn't matter how much the plastic shopping bag costs. ...
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China readies for ban on free plastic bags for shoppers; new measure takes effect Sunday

Associated Press Online
May 30, 2008 - ...plastic bags will still be permitted for sale by markets and shops. Owners of local fruit stalls and supermarkets said the measure would not affect their business, as they mostly only plan to charge a couple of cents for plastic bags. Paris-based supermarket Carrefour, China's biggest retailer, said it would charge 2 to 14 cents for the plastic bags. It also sells cloth bags. A similar ban in Ireland cut the number of bags used by 90 percent, according to......
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