Sentences with phrase «of plastic bags on»

Cuomo also announced his creation of a task force «to look at the detrimental impact of plastic bags on our natural resources.»

Supporters of so - called bag taxes say the measures lessen the impact of plastic bags on the environment.

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On a recent Friday afternoon when I stopped in, an elderly woman stood ready at the cash register in front of a row of neatly hung plastic bags, all filled with prescription medications ready for pickup.

On top of this, it can cost up to $ 4,000 a ton to recycle plastic bags, and the resulting polymers are worth only a fraction of the cost, rendering the recycling of plastic bags economically unsustainable.

Then, fill that envelope with plastic bags and send it in courtesy of prepaid shipping printed on the ad.

After vigorously swabbing the inside of my cheeks, I seal - locked my specimen in a plastic bag, overnighted the sample to a lab on the East Coast and awaited the results.

At a dinner they went to one night — Woz was a paid advisor on the film — the Apple cofounder brought with him a plastic bag full of magic tricks, and after the first course, he started performing.

Sandwich bags, plastic wrap, fake Easter grass, toothbrushes, combs — if any part of it is made of plastic, her cat Simon will munch on much of it.

Mississauga, ON., January 25, 2016 — Walmart Canada today announced that beginning Feb. 9, 2016, it will stop providing free plastic bags to customers in an effort to promote the use of reusable bags and ultimately eliminate plastic film from land - fill.

But we must be missing something, because every autumn, when the chestnuts begin to fall from the tree, I can count on the appearance of friendly, silent strangers, most likely pilgrims to the Marian shrine up the hill, stooping under the tree and gathering the dark, shiny nuts into bulging plastic bags.

The call to confession «invite people to get in touch with themselves and asks where they feel some empty spaces in their lives» (symbolized by a display of empty, clear plastic bags on the communion table), as if admitting emptiness were the same as confessing sin, and as if sin were merely the absence of good.

I went down town with a roll of plastic bags to the park on a main street where I knew my gang would be sleeping.

When it comes out of oven i cut it up like flapjacks and put on wire rack to cool, then put all the little squares in the freezer in a plastic bag.

New Zealanders on average use 1 single - use plastic bag every day, with an average use time of 12 minutes, yet a degradation period of 1000 years;

It would depend on the size of the opening of the piping bag — it might be better to use plastic bags and cut the corner off, to get a smaller opening.

In defense of the rice ones from Trader Joe's (AKA Food for Life brand at any other store)-- yes, they break and yes, they do not behave like a regular tortilla and are frustrating but WOW do they make the best quesadillas and if you have a problem with corn, try cutting them up into chips and frying them up in an inch of olive oil in a 4 quart pot on the stove — the BEST tortilla chips that stay crispy and do not turn stale if you put them in a plastic zippered bag for up to a few (yes few) weeks.

A small bag of organic nuts can easily set you back $ 5 - 7, whereas you can buy a bag of them in bulk for just a little bit more, AND for double, if not triple, the amount — all whilst saving on plastic packaging too, if you bring your own container.

Panic will set in and every single twist - tied plastic bag holding that loaf of bread and plastic gallon jug of milk will be stripped bare from it's spot on the market shelf, leaving yellow price tags...

When I received the bag, I immediately transferred the majority of the chia seeds to an airtight thick plastic container with a screw - on lid.I noticed from the get - go that the seeds seemed to stick to the scoop I was using, almost like there was static electricity?

I piped the icing on with a decorating bag (you can use a plastic zippered bag if you don't have decorating bags on hand) and dunked the icing in a bowl of the crushed candy canes.

Try this: Place a dab of shortening on the outside of a small plastic sandwich bag.

Snip off a small corner of the plastic bag and squeeze the melted chocolate into desired patterns on a parchment - lined baking sheet.

Tip: When you've got lots of bananas that are quickly ripening or are over-ripe, slice them and freeze them on a small cookie sheet, then transfer to a freezer - safe plastic bag.

Remove chiles from bag, then peel skins gently with your fingers (I wore gloves I was out of gloves and covered my hands in giant plastic bags at this stage — they can leave some serious spicy residue on your fingers!

Place remaining glaze into a plastic bag, cut off a corner, and drizzle chocolate on top of scones for an extra touch.

I often freeze the whites in plastic containers, then slip them out of the containers, once frozen, then wrap them in plastic and secure them in zip - top freezer bags — with the quantity and date written on the outside.

Bell Peppers on the other hand should be stored wrapped in plastic bags and put in the vegetable crisper of your refrigerator.

** Since I only use one chipotle pepper at a time, I put a piece of plastic wrap on a small baking sheet, spread the other peppers from the can on the plastic, freeze it and then store it in a freezer bag.

I made my batch, sealed it in a plastic bag, and then snacked for days on the delicious, crunchy bites of granola, without ever having to deal with the oh - so - annoying crumbs in the bottom of the bag.

«Following the introduction of the 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in England, usage fell by 85 % in just 6 months.

Rapak, a part of DS Smith, Plastics division offers cost effective solutions for bag - in - box, filling equipment and intermediate bulk containers (ibc) for the liquid packaging industry with minimum impact on the environment.

Pack a plastic bag of these spiced chips and watch everyone at the beach go to town on them.

Place icing into a small plastic bag, cut off the tip, and pipe crosses on the top of the buns.

Put the melted chocolate in a plastic zip top bag and snip a little corner off and drizzle on top of each sandwich cookie.

The Boomerang Alliance, along with groups like the Total Environment Centre, will use Thursday's inquiry to call for a container deposit scheme, a ban on single - use plastic shopping bags and microbeads in laundry and cosmetic products, and continued enforcement of existing regulations.

You can also cut out some pieces of plastic (either Ziploc or a plastic shopping bag) which you put on either side of the dough to keep it from sticking.

Place a ball of dough on top, then top this with another floured plastic bag and roll the tortilla out with a rolling pin.

Transfer the layers of towels to a plastic bag (preferably self - closing) and then set it on something warm, such as heating cables, or on top of the hot water heater or refrigerator.

Toss 3/4 cup Silver Swan soy sauce (or any kind, but this was what my family uses — it's made in the Philippines — and it adds a slightly sweeter flavor), 1 cup rice vinegar, 15 garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons black peppercorns, 3 bay leaves, 3 Thai chiles (more or less depending on your heat sensitivity), 2 tablespoons palm sugar (if you can't find it at the store, sugar in the raw will work), and a 2 - inch piece of ginger with 8 chicken drumsticks in a plastic bag and marinate — no bowl or pan washing required.

Grate cheddar on the large holes of a box grater (you should have about 5 cups); transfer to a resealable plastic bag and chill.

I use chia all the time and I can't tell you how many «bags» of chia with those zip lock plastic lids have tipped over on my counter causing a serious mess.

But, walk inside, and... let's just say there's nothing low - key about the orange, tropical - plant patterned floors, the pastel - marble bar stools, or the lights wired with garden hoses, not to mention the bag of tennis balls hangs from the ceiling, the floral oilcloths on the tables, or the «PLEASE WAIT TO BE TASTED» in plastic letters on the menu board.

Plastic bags, plastic pots, paper bags, and cans are some of the most commonly used packaging materials (with or without oxygen removal) selected, based on penetration properties and thickness (Gradziel,Plastic bags, plastic pots, paper bags, and cans are some of the most commonly used packaging materials (with or without oxygen removal) selected, based on penetration properties and thickness (Gradziel,plastic pots, paper bags, and cans are some of the most commonly used packaging materials (with or without oxygen removal) selected, based on penetration properties and thickness (Gradziel, 1988).

Because of its small footprint, it's easy to mount at a variety of angles when printing and coding on paperboard materials, plastics, bags, pouches and films, labels or aluminum.

It is fun to make the tortillas, once you get the hang of it, and it is like eating freshly prepared bread as opposed to stale store bought tortillas sitting on a shelf for a week inside a plastic bag The taste and texture is uncomparable.

Use a piping bag, plastic bag with a hole cut in the cornier to pipe the topping carefully around the raspberry on top of the cookie cup, or spread around it carefully with a knife or spatula.

Most of his gizmos and gewgaws had a smack - on - the - forehead logic to them: a tongue - and - groove closure for plastic bags, a jar lid that doubled as a coaster and a contraption made of canvas, steel rods and suction cups that prevents snow from piling up on a windshield.

So on one attempt he hung a wireless in a plastic bag over the stern of the launch and listened to the BBC.

On title cards during the player select screen, she often rambles through a long train of thought (in Backyard Soccer she got to paper vs. plastic shopping bags before suddenly losing herself in the conversation).

Such bags not only look stylish while hanging on your shoulder but also spread the message of ignoring plastic bags and using such cloth bags.