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Kroger's plastic bag phase-out: Delays and environmental implications

In 2018, Kroger pledged to eliminate single-use plastic bags by 2025 as part of its Zero Hunger, Zero Waste initiative.
6abc News

Philadelphia's ban on single-use plastic bags, some paper bags begins

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Thursday. Paper bags that don't contain at least 40 percent recycled content are also prohibited. Businesses ...
The Times of Houma/Thibodaux

Nicholls State receives statewide grant to reduce single-use plastics, expand recycling

The grant-funded project at Nicholls State University will include installing water bottle refill stations to reduce ...
CNN

I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
Forbes

Biden Era Single-Use Plastic Phase-Out In National Parks Rescinded

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Reviving Take Back the Tap: Reducing the Waste of Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles at Cornell University

Take Back the Tap is a student-led initiative at Cornell University that was first established in the early 2000s when the Student Assembly passed Resolution 35 called “Taking Back the Tap.” The ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Margate, Ventnor partner to raise awareness about single-use bags

MARGATE – Sustainable Margate and the Ventnor Green Team, in conjunction with the Surfrider Foundation South Jersey Chapter, will show the award-winning documentary “Bag It” 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. at ...
Los Angeles Times

Newsom’s podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...
Post and Courier

Commentary: Why we should ban single-use plastics

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...
University of California

How UC is phasing out single-use plastics

Sophia Garcia’s favorite thing about Cal football games is talking trash — literally. The UC Berkeley sophomore works on the Cal Zero Waste staff, which launched an effort to swap out single-use cups ...
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BMC to counsel shopkeepers and consumers ahead of single-use plastic ban drive

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start action against single-use plastic users after conducting awareness for a week. This time, the BMC is considering collecting fines from consumers ...

Plastic-free drive near 2 shrines in Ganjam

Berhampur: Students, forest staff and local volunteers joined hands on Saturday to collect single-use plastic and garbage ...