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Can You Reuse Plastic Freezer and Sandwich Bags?
It’s generally safe to reuse plastic freezer and sandwich bags if they haven't stored raw meat, fish, eggs, or allergens.
How Anthropologie saved 60,000 tons of plastic bags from going into landfills
Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...
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What Happens to the Plastic in Your Recycling Bin?
Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...
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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 ...
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Lawmakers debate controversial bills that would add surcharge for plastic bags: 'It's a tax savings to the community'
"I'm against that." Lawmakers debate controversial bills that would add surcharge for plastic bags: 'It's a tax savings to ...
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 ...
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it
A typical closet is loaded with plastic, woven into polyester activewear, acrylic sweaters, nylon swimsuits and stretchy ...