Sentences with phrase «consumption of plastic bags»

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But, the city is also trying to tame New Yorkers» consumption habits — cutting down the amount of plastic bags, bottles and takeout cups we use will ultimately mean less trash going to landfills.

A reoccuring element are the plastic bags and packagings of mass luxury fashion brands, trophies of emotionalized rituals of consumption.

According to California Watch investigative reporter Susanna Rust, a private consultant hired by California school officials in 2009 inserted a new section in the teacher's edition of the 11th - grade Mass Production, Marketing and Consumption in the Roaring Twenties textbook entitled «The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags,» which includes passages lifted verbatim from letters the American Chemistry Council sent during the public comment phase of the curriculum's drafting.

The good news: countries have proved that laws addressing plastic pollution really do work, reducing overall consumption and preventing millions of plastic bags from ending up in the environment or landfills.

The ascent of the plastic grocery bag, ironically, was applauded by many environmentalists, given that plastic didn't require the consumption of trees.

It's nice to see the general decline of the plastic bag paradigm begin to take hold around the world after having been a staple of modern consumption for so long.

Judging by the numbers, this won't be a huge stretch for IKEA customers: last March, IKEA set a goal of reducing its US stores» plastic bag consumption by 50 %; after crunching some numbers, a whopping 92 % of IKEA customers went for the reusable bag over the pay - for - plastic option.