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Proposed Bill Could Ban Plastic Cutlery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
2019-02-19 07:00:00| Waste Age
A city councilman proposed legislation to study the alternatives to single-use plastics and ban them if an alternative is found.
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Candy Cutlery Cuts Plastic Waste
2018-10-08 16:24:00| Waste Age
The company has developed spoons made with 100 percent natural sugar in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
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EU proposes ban on plastic straws, cutlery
2018-05-28 20:03:03| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The draft rules would ban the 10 single-use plastic products said to make up 70 per cent of all marine litter, including plastic cotton swabs, plates, and swizzle sticks. The post EU proposes ban on plastic straws, cutlery appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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France Sets 2020 Deadline for Banning of Plastic Cutlery
2016-09-29 00:07:44| Waste Age
In addition to that effort, the country banned single use plastic bags earlier this year.
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BYO cutlery: why we should all carry our own knives and forks
2013-11-11 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In China and Japan, a 'bring-your-own-chopsticks' movement has sprung up. Could a similar trend take off here, or are we too wedded to disposable plastic cutlery? Share Tweet this Email Greenpeace China has persuaded hundreds of Beijing restaurants not to provide disposable chopsticks. Photograph: Cheebp/Getty Images/Flickr RF In medieval Europe, people used to carry their own personal knife a sharp one for every eating occasion. There was no expectation that cutlery would be provided, except...
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