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    California will soon be the first state in US to ban plastic bags

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    Plastic bags were never a good thing. When you come to think about it, these man-made disasters have pretty much led to the destruction of a significant part of nature, thanks to the reckless disposal of them by us, humans. … Continue reading3

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    Tesco store in Somersham village stops handing out plastic bags

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    Shortly before, Tesco decided to cut the use of its environment-friendly degradable bags, given that these were well, not as green as they were expected to be. The supermarket chain recently swung open its doors at Somersham, a village in … Continue reading3

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    Plastic bags safer than paper bags claims report written for of the U.K. Environment Agency

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    Shuffle through the pages here and you’re sure to come across a bunch load of information on the gospel truth that paper is indeed safer to the environment and is a better option than plastic bags. Recently, we stumbled across … Continue reading3

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    Italy turns away from non-degradable single-use plastic bags

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    We’ve heard of plastic bag bans in the LA County and San Jose before that pulled out all those plastic bags from shops and landfills, giving way to paper bag use and reusable bags. Now the whole of Italy has … Continue reading3

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    San Jose Council says no to plastic bags

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    A short while ago, we saw the LA County imposing strict laws on the ban of plastic bags. It’s now time for the San Jose City Council to place a ban on all single use plastic shopping bags. Retailers have … Continue reading3

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    LA County imposes ban on plastic bags in certain areas

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    LA County is sick of all that plastic chocking the environment and has set up a ban on plastic bags, the biggest in the United States. The LA County passed a ban wherein disposable, single-use plastic bags will be pulled … Continue reading3

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    Breakfast cereals move from boxes to recyclable plastic bags at Sainsbury’s

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    Supermarkets are waking up to the need to sustain our environment along with stocking everything under the sun that promise to make our lives comfortable. Today Sainsbury’s is in news again for a green reason. In the times to come, … Continue reading3

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    Off-shore algae harvesting in plastic bags for biofuel – NASA

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    NASA is developing excellent technologies from time to time for improving the quality of life and also to make the world a sustainable and a better place to live in. The hope for algae to be commercially viable source of … Continue reading3

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    25 Hollywood stars to be gifted the 520-nm bags for Earth Day 2009

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    Hollywood is doing their part to save the world from global warming by taking the initiative during Earth Day this April 22. Twenty five of the top eco-conscious Hollywood actors will be given the 520-nm’s 100 per cent recycled PET … Continue reading3

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    Inkuku seat is cushioned with reused plastic shopping bags

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    Being green starts with thorough understanding of the 3 Rs, that is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. While most of us, who sport a green persona, try to incorporate these 3 Rs in to our daily living, designer Ryan Frank has … Continue reading3

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