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2. Shopping bag - Wikipedia

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   All local jurisdictions in Hawaii banned plastic bags. In an effort to reduce plastic bag use, the city of Toronto, Canada, required retailers to charge a minimum CA$0.05 fee for each plastic bag. Toronto has since banned disposable bags. Prompted by the plastic bag charge in Toronto, many national retailers have imposed similar fees on plastic ...

3. Zipper storage bag - Wikipedia

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   A Ziploc-branded storage bag Close-up from a cross section of the sealing mechanism. A zipper storage bag, slider storage bag, zipper bag, zip lock bag, or zippie is an inexpensive flexible rectangular storage bag, usually transparent, made of polyethylene [1] [2] or similar plastic, that can be sealed and opened many times, either by a slider, which works in a similar way to a zip fastener ...

4. Disposable cup - Wikipedia

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   A disposable paper cup Disposable plastic cups A disposable foam cup containing coffee. A disposable cup is a type of tableware and disposable food packaging. Disposable cup types include paper cups, plastic cups and foam cups. [1] [2] Expanded polystyrene is used to manufacture foam cups, [3] and polypropylene is used to manufacture plastic ...

5. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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   Plastic bag bans can lead to larger black markets in plastic bags. [7] Studies show that plastic bag bans can shift people away from using thin plastic bags, but it can also increase the use of unregulated single use paper bags or unregulated thicker plastic bags in areas where these are provided for free. [24]

6. Plastic - Wikipedia

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   Such sources of secondary microplastics include water and soda bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, microwave containers, tea bags and tire wear. [ 69 ] [ 68 ] [ 70 ] [ 71 ] Both types are recognized to persist in the environment at high levels, particularly in aquatic and marine ecosystems , where they cause water pollution .

7. Sustainable packaging - Wikipedia

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   A plant proteins-based biodegradable packaging alternative to plastic was developed based on research about spider silk which is known for its high strength and similar on the molecular level. [32] [33] Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service are looking into using dairy-based films as an alternative to petroleum-based packaging.