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The ban involves trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cancer-causing chemical that is common in manufacturing and can be found in water sources and properties around the world, as well as all consumer ...
Georgia — South Fulton banned single-use plastics in 2019. [109] Atlanta banned polystyrene at city-owned buildings, including Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. [110] Illinois — Oak Park [111] and River Forest [112] have enacted bans. In 2023, the state legislature passed a ban affecting state agencies and universities. [113]
As of May 2024, 12 states in the United States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington) have banned single-use plastic bags. [6] In Nigeria, reports shows that over 60 million plastic sachets are used and disposed daily, [1] and only about 12% is recycled ...
Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...
Two carcinogenic chemicals used in cleaning products and other common household goods have been banned in the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a Dec. 9 press release ...
Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A higher fee may be adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located. [2] City of Aspen: October 2011: May 2012: Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. [32] Town of Avon: May 1, 2018: Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags ...
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver ...
Single-use plastic bag ban (including compostable) [375] [376] Deux-Montagnes: 2009: Plastic bag ban [377] Huntingdon: 2008: Plastic bag ban including bags used for newspapers and flyers [377] Montreal: 23 August 2016: 1 January 2018: Ban of plastic bags including biodegradable. Reusable bags must be at least 50 microns thickness. [378 ...