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2. Plastic bag bans in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Town of Yarmouth: May 6, 2017: May 2018: Plastic shopping and produce bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. [206] Minnesota 3: City of Duluth: November 2019 ...

3. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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   Single-use plastic shopping bag ban. [368] [369] Newfoundland and Labrador: Province-wide 9 April 2019: 1 October 2020: Single-use plastic shopping bag ban. [370] [371] Northwest Territories: Territory-wide 1 February 2011: Single-use plastic shopping bag charge of 25c. [372] Nova Scotia: Province-wide 30 October 2019: 30 October 2020: Single ...

4. Plastic bag - Wikipedia

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   American and European patent applications relating to the production of plastic shopping bags can be found dating back to the early 1950s, but these refer to composite constructions with handles fixed to the bag in a secondary manufacturing process. The modern lightweight shopping bag is the invention of Swedish engineer Sten Gustaf Thulin. [7]

5. Tea bags and these 11 foods are likely exposing you to ... - AOL

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   They found that tea bags made with the plastic substance polypropylene—used to heat-seal tea bags shut—released about 1.2 billion small pieces of plastic per milliliter of tea, while bags made ...

6. American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance - Wikipedia

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   The ARPBA has actively lobbied against bag fees and bans in numerous states, including Massachusetts, [4] New Jersey, [5] and Virginia. [6] Prior to the passage of California legislation banning plastic shopping bags, the ARPBA gathered a petition with over 800,000 signatures, spending over $3 million in an unsuccessful attempt to block the ban.

7. You Might Be Surprised to Find That These 'US' Brands Aren't ...

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   Shopping. Main Menu. News. News. ... having helped popularize the use of plastic for toymaking in the 1950s. ... Samsonite has grown from a small retailer of travel bags into one of the world’s ...