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Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire

Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from giving away plastic grocery bags for free ...

Phys.org on MSN · 10h

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Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed.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 impacts include some that run contrary to the goals of the policies.

WIAT Birmingham on MSN · 6h

Study: Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found.

Science Daily · 3h

Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a behavior that continued after the rules were no longer in place.

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Outdoor brand Prana is rolling out 'innovative' seaweed-based compostable packaging that can replace conventional plastic

Before collaborating with Sway, Prana had already eliminated plastic polybags in favor of recycled pulp-based paper bags. But ...

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Reuse Plastic Bags You'd Otherwise Toss To Make A Unique Water-Resistant Bath Mat

You've probably heard of people crocheting mats from plarn, the catchy name for yarn made from plastic bags, but what if ...

Cowboy State Daily10d

Bozeman, Montana, Voters Make History With Vote To Ban Plastic Bags

Bozeman, Montana, became the first city in the U.S. to vote to ban single-use plastic bags by a citizens' ballot initiative ...

TheFirstHammer on MSN2d

Turning Poly Bags into Water Pots: A Brilliant Recycling Process

Witness the incredible recycling process as poly bags are transformed into functional water pots in a local factory! Skilled workers take you through every step of this sustainable manufacturing ...

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