No more single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and food containers for Germany. Starting next summer, the European country will end the sale of plastics including disposable cutlery, plates, stirring sticks and balloon holders, as well as polystyrene cups and boxes. The ban … [Read more...] about Germany will say goodbye to single-use plastic as early as 2021
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China to ban single-use plastic bags and food containers by the end of 2020
As plastic pollution becomes ever more ubiquitous each year, China - one of the biggest contributors to the problem - is set to introduce a ban on all non-degradable plastic bags and single-use straws in its major cities. By the end of the year, the country is expected to ban … [Read more...] about China to ban single-use plastic bags and food containers by the end of 2020
Island-nation Vanuatu to ban disposable diapers in fight against pollution
It is but a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean, but the island state of Vanuatu is leading the global fight against plastic waste. Being one of several Pacific nations severely affected by climate change, Vanuatu introduced one of the toughest single-use plastic bans in the world … [Read more...] about Island-nation Vanuatu to ban disposable diapers in fight against pollution
Vermont just passed the most comprehensive ban on single-use plastics in the US
If $7,500 isn’t enough to motivate you to move to Vermont (see yesterday’s main story), then maybe this will: Vermont just joined the growing list of states swearing off single-use plastics by adopting the nation’s broadest restrictions yet on shopping bags, straws, drink … [Read more...] about Vermont just passed the most comprehensive ban on single-use plastics in the US
Canada pledges to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
Plastic forks and takeout containers could soon become a thing of the past for Canadians, as the country’s government has announced on Monday that it will ban single-use plastics from as early as 2021, joining a growing global movement in the fight against plastic … [Read more...] about Canada pledges to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021