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HealthPartners hit with $100K fine over infectious waste disposal
The discovery of improperly disposed infectious waste, including blood-tainted syringes, tubes and bags, has resulted in a ...
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From Waste Plastic Bags to New Plastic Chairs | Incredible Recycling Process
In this video, we reveal the incredible recycling process that transforms waste plastic bags into new plastic chairs, ...
How Anthropologie saved 60,000 pounds of plastic bags from going into landfills
Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...
After years of negotiations, state lawmakers consider measures to phase out plastic bags, foam food containers
Illinois lawmakers are considering two measures designed to cut down on the use of plastic bags and polystyrene meal ...
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Local grocery chains hail impact of bag effort
New York State implemented its Bag Waste Reduction Act, which prohibited retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Five years later, a pair of grocery ...
Environmental impact: 5 years since New York’s plastic bag ban
It has been just over five years since former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State Bag Waste Reduction Act, which ...
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Tops Friendly Markets celebrates 5 years of reusable bag success
Tops Friendly Markets is celebrating five years of progress since New York’s plastic bag ban went into effect, highlighting ...
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Five years later, New Yorkers adapt to state's plastic bag ban
New York state’s 2020 ban on plastic bags was an effort to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste. Before the ban ...