Single Use Plastics Ban

Can the ban on plastic bags fall short?

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Hotspot Plastic on the beach

Plastic bag bans can backfire if consumers just use other plastics instead One use and done? Not always. Peteruetz/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Rebecca Taylor, University of Sydney Governments are increasingly banning the use of plastic products, such as carryout bags, straws, utensils and microbeads. The goal is to reduce the amount of plastic going into landfills … Read more

Single Use Plastics Ban in Jamaica – but why without plastic bottles?

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Jamaica joined the club. In a new study in July 2018, the U.N. confirmed that 127 (or 66%) of the countries they surveyed have implemented some type of policy to regulate plastic bags. Come January 1, the Jamaican Government will commence imposition of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories … Read more