For the second time this year, the city of Baltimore has delayed the implementation date of its local ban on the use of plastic bags. The ban was originally scheduled to take effect on January 13, but in light of the pandemic, that date was pushed off until today, July 9. Then, explaining that the…
Read More »Legislation was introduced in Congress last week that seeks to dramatically restrict and ultimately phase out most single-use plastics. Democratic Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jeff Merkely (D-OR) joined Representatives Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) in filing the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 this week. The legislation would mandate a…
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