Sentences with phrase «use of plastic shopping»

Explore further: MEPs back plans to slash use of plastic shopping bags.

As the activists poured into the building, Cuomo countered the criticism by announcing a proposal to ban the use of plastic shopping bags.

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Just as Torontonians were getting used to shelling out 5 cents for plastic bags, Mayor Rob Ford — possibly angered by having to carry so many nickels and unwilling to suffer the indignity of paying for a reusable shopping bag — put forth a motion to do away with the city's plastic - bag fee as of July 1.

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.

I'm also going to try to use my shopping bags more regularly instead of the plastic store bags (I suck and always forget to grab them!).

When we have to shop we take our own cloth bags to the market instead of using «paper or plastic» from the store.

I figured why not try to find some fun craft projects I can make using these plastic shopping bags, and also other plastic household bags such as sandwich bags and garbage bags, instead of just recycling them.

The good news, she says, is that «over the last couple of years, it's been getting easier and easier to be a consumer who shops without the use of plastic bags.

But after Kevin said he saw hundreds of dead fish floating in the water last summer, he suggested using plastic fish that could be exchanged for real goldfish or a gift certificate at a pet shop.

«Many families have a hard time just getting by, paying for groceries, rent and heat, and now the Mayor wants to shake them down every time they shop just for the privilege of using a plastic bag,» Felder said in a statement.

Your use of these two words reminded me that although I've been bringing my own bags to the grocery store for many years, a stumbling block each time I shop is the issue of plastic produce bags.

A comprehensive state Department of Conservation report detailing potential solutions to address single - use plastic shopping bags has been sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature for further study and potential action.

Starting on Earth Day, April 22, 2018, and running through the month of May, selected artwork created by students using single - use plastic shopping bags will be on display at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

They talked about devising ways to turn old or used vehicle tires into comfortable chairs, plastic bottles into pencil cases, pieces of fabrics they collected from tailoring shops into fashion products and sachets of fibers into linens for fashion products to make them water - proof.

New York City had planned to institute a fee on plastic bags to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags.

I've also started bringing my own reusable cup to the coffee shop, and feel good knowing I'm not contributing to the billions of plastic bottles that are used every year.

The pop - up shop, Package Free, will live in Williamsburg from May 1 to July, stocking eco-friendly alternatives to any single - use item you can think of: reusable tote bags, compostable toothbrushes, refillable dental floss, natural beauty products in bulk, even skateboards made from ocean plastic.

Younger consumers who are used to paying for 99 - cent smartphone apps with their credit cards generally see nothing wrong with pulling out plastic for small retail purchases at places such as coffee shops and restaurants — the heart of Main Street...

im looking for some credit to use at a plastic surgeons facility my credit isnt good as i was young and stupid, my husbands is fine he owns everything in his name me nothing so my quenstion is where can i get a loan for use of a lifestyle lift and not just to go shopping on?

Coffee shops and other small businesses are equipping their shops to take advantage of the trend of consumers to use plastic instead of paper to pay for their purchases.

Younger consumers who are used to paying for 99 - cent smartphone apps with their credit cards generally see nothing wrong with pulling out plastic for small retail purchases at places such as coffee shops and restaurants — the heart of Main Street small businesses in the United States.

On March 20th 2018, the government of Belize approved a proposal to reduce plastic and Styrofoam pollution through the phasing out of single - use plastic shopping bags, Styrofoam, and plastic food utensils, by April 22, 2019.

This will be done through the phasing out of single - use plastic shopping bags, Styrofoam and plastic food utensils by April 22, 2019.

A few years ago, someone gave us the idea to start an organization that makes reusable shopping bags and gives them away for free to people who take a pledge to use them instead of paper or plastic.

Of course this is not going to single handedly solve the worlds plastic bag problem, nor are we saying it is totally sustainable jewelery, (gold is also used), but this jewellery does give rise to alternative and thoughtful uses for discarded plastics.The recent backlash against plastic shopping bags in Australia has been written about here before, there are a few alternatives that have been trialled such as the potato starch bag, reusable woven bags and banning plastic bags altogether, but using plastic bags persists, which leaves the dilemma of what to do with theOf course this is not going to single handedly solve the worlds plastic bag problem, nor are we saying it is totally sustainable jewelery, (gold is also used), but this jewellery does give rise to alternative and thoughtful uses for discarded plastics.The recent backlash against plastic shopping bags in Australia has been written about here before, there are a few alternatives that have been trialled such as the potato starch bag, reusable woven bags and banning plastic bags altogether, but using plastic bags persists, which leaves the dilemma of what to do with theof what to do with them.

Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with a number of environmental organizations, proposed an ambitious 12 - year timeline Tuesday to eliminate four types of single - use plastics — takeaway beverage cups, drinking straws, shopping bags and disposable tableware — by 2030 to tackle plastic pollution.

In a survey last November, 73 % of Italians reported that they would use alternatives to single - use, non-biodegradable plastic bags when shopping.

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In my list of ways to reduce plastic waste, I suggested that the single use coffee cup is easily replaced with a reusable mug — either at home or toted to the coffee shop.

The goal is to eliminate major sources of pollution, including microplastics in cosmetics and single - use disposable plastics, by pressuring governments and individuals to rethink the way goods are packaged and their own shopping habits.

A fresh interior design that reminds us of a sweet shop lets customers choose from a wide range of organic and local products without the use of plastic packaging.

Biodegradable plastics — which have been used for shopping bags, water bottles and food containers — are designed to be less durable and capable of degrading quickly in the environment.

Earlier this month, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency proposed an ambitious 12 - year timeline to eliminate four types of single - use plastics — takeaway beverage cups, drinking straws, shopping bags and disposable tableware — by 2030.

S. - based artist Isabelle Garbani's «Invasive Species» uses old plastic shopping bags — made into crocheted «leaves» with the help of local children and other volunteers — to represent the dangerous spread both of non-native plants and animals and of plastic trash.

We're using the reusable shopping totes instead of plastic bags, recycling aluminum cans, turning lights off when we leave the room, unplugging appliances we aren't using, using flourescent light bulbs and teaching our 4 year old about recycling.

it eliminates a lot of waste from those plastic bread wrappers — use cloth napkins — use cloth diapers & cloth diaper wipes (in combo with a diaper spray, like one by california baby)-- shop season - end clearances at outlet stores for great prices on kids» clothes and save them for hand me downs or then donate them