Save A Life", "Make It Law, Ban The Straw," and "Kids for Plastic-Free Oceans" to back the speakers at the rally, including the city's Supervisor Aaron Peskin who is one of the sponsors of the proposed bill.
On 20 September 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1881 “Food Facilities: Single Use Plastic Straws” into law. The law becomes effective on 1 January 2019 and will prevent full-service restaurants from providing a plastic straw unless the customer specifically requests one. Be...
Plastic, in general, isone of the biggest pollutants in the world. Most of it is either dumped in landfills or ends up in the ocean. Once in the ocean, plastic pollution is extremely dangerous to marine life, and plastic straws are no exception. Plastic straws (like most plastic) arenon...
Supporters have said the bans are an easy way for individuals to reduce their plastic use and cut down on pollution. But critics have cited studies showing that the majority of ocean pollution is due to fishing equipment and that bans on plastic straws could create obstacles for people wi...
SUVA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The ban on the manufacture, sale, and supply of single-use plastic bags in Fiji is effective from Wednesday, which is a step towards achieving a plastic-free environment that will help Fiji's tourism industry and marine life. ...
Where does all the solid waste go to? Though most of it goes to landfills, unfortunately, millions of the plastic products are tossed onto the ground, on beaches and ocean shores, into woods and along the sides of roadways. Consumers could make changes and have the power. If enough people...
In that month alone, Strawless Ocean estimates, 2.3 mil- lion plastic straws were removed from the city. "可知9月,150家企业参加了西雅图的“无吸管”活动,该活动旨在减少塑料吸管的使用。 据“无吸管 海洋”组织估计,仅在那个月,就有230万根塑料 吸管被从该市运走。 由此可推知,公众对这一禁 令做出...
Emily:I disagree. An action must be taken immediately to stop further degradation of the environment and oceans. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located in the North Pacific Gyre off the coast of California and is the largest ocean garbage site in the world. It is so big that it is bi...
European Union lawmakers moved on Wednesday to ban widely-used, throw-away plastics such as straws and cotton buds, and put a greater burden on manufacturers to recycle in an effort to clear up ocean pollution. Under the proposal, overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament, 10 single-use...
SYDNEY, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- To help bring life back into Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the broader environment, leaders in the local State of Queensland are considering a complete ban on single use plastics, which they say will be a first for the country in terms of the scope. ...