#plasticban

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Malawi is set to become the latest country in Africa to ban plastic bags! The country's original ban, passed in 2015, had previously been overturned following pressure from plastics manufacturers. On Thursday, seven judges ruled that the ban must be upheld after all. It's a win for environmentalists and all those campaigning on the SDGs to protect life on land and life below water. Read more at this link.

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Ali Razaiy is the owner of Rico's Food and Refreshments located inside the Ajax Community Centre. The business has eliminated plastic straws in favor of paper straws. The Town has been pushing for a single-use plastics ban for some time. October 10, 2019. Read the story by following the link in our Bio. Ryan Pfeiffer/Torstar @pfeif #photography #photojournalism #nikon #nikond750 #durhamregion #ajaxnewsadvertiser #ajax #portrait #plasticstrawban #plasticban (at Ajax Community Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A8nO6J3S-/?igshid=qp4i81f5c0tk

[scubadivingzero-blog]

I just sent this to my city government to hopefully copy. An existing ordinance "discourages" the use of plastics, but lacks the teeth of this Baguio anti-plastic ordinance. Confiscations and fines, please!

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[sustainablesabs]

I’d like to take a moment to open up a discussion about our trash: when does something become “our trash”? Of course something that we purchase for ourselves and throw away is our own trash; we should take responsibility for that. But what about other things? -What if someone buys you a gift that’s wrapped in plastic? Is that your trash because it was bought for you, even though you didn’t directly support it? -What if you share someone’s food that comes in packaging, does that become your trash too? -What if someone gives you food that’s about to go bad, but it’s in packaging? Is it your trash because you’ve accepted it, or is it theirs because they purchased it? -Essentially, my big question is: what does and does not go into one's zero waste trash jar?

These are some questions I’ve asked myself a lot lately. When it came to the trash jar, I wasn’t sure what exactly constituted as “my trash”. Was it mine if I asked for no straw at a restaurant but the waiter accidentally put it in? I’m really interested in hearing your thoughts because I’m not totally sure about it myself. Let me know in the comments!

Xoxo, Sabs

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It truly is the most magical place on Earth ✨ The Walt Disney Company announced it will ban plastic straws and stirrers from all of its properties worldwide – with the exception of Disney Tokyo – by mid-2019. The transition will effectively eliminate more than 175 million straws and 13 million stirrers annually. Read more here.

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Way to go, @adidas! 

The company, which has already been producing a line of clothing and shoes out of recycled ocean plastic, has now fully committed to eliminating newly manufactured plastic from its products. Read more about the company's environmental commitment here.

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Bye plastic 👋

This is huge. Tuesday, on World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his country, the second most populous in the world, would completely ban single-use plastics within only four years. The move is being described as the most ambitious move against global plastic pollution yet. Read more here.

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McDonald's Australia is saying no to plastic! 

The restaurant chain has committed to phasing out plastic straws from its 970 locations by 2020, replacing them with alternatives made out of biodegradable paper. It's just the latest victory in the global fight against plastic pollution.