New York puts tons of bagged trash on the curb daily. The city has a plan to contain the mess
For decades, New York residents have flung plastic garbage bags onto the sidewalk for pickup. The city is now requiring some ...
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Environmental policies like plastic bag bans at grocery stores can often backfire
The study revealed that the behaviors prompted by the plastic bag regulations persisted even after the rules were no longer ...
Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us
On a Philippines beach, barefoot children jumped and played on shoals of plastic washed ashore in previous typhoons.
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Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study
Although bans on the free distribution of plastic bags may encourage some customers to increase their use of reusable bags, ...
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Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals
“But that’s not what happened in the data. People wound up buying more plastic.” Che added store customer had been ...
5 ways scientists are using trash to create things we need
Scientists are using plastic bags to help handle toxic compounds in their chemical reactions. When broken down in a ball mill ...
Banning free plastic bags for groceries resulted in customers purchasing more plastic bags, study finds
Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...
Plastic food packaging has become composters’ greatest challenge
Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their ...
Devastating images show the true impact of plastic on our oceans
With tons of plastic leaking into our seas annually, these hard-hitting images show the devastating consequences plastics are ...
Trash Talk: How New York plans to manage it garbage problem
New York generates 20 million kgs of trash daily, making it a huge problem. Now, after almost half a century, the administration has come up with a solution to manage it — bins with lids ...