Text reads, 'the plastic divide' - how carrier bag bans impact the poorest communities

Tanzania banned plastic carrier bags in 2019, joining more than 120 countries around the world attempting to tackle plastic waste – but six years later, the ban has produced surprising results.

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To Make International Plastics Treaty Succeed, Focus on Pollution Instead of Politics - R Street Institute Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution. This treaty is important: The world’s annual...

Better waste management is great, but plastic bans should be the priority.
Why spend decades building recycling infrastructure when we could focus on reducing plastic production instead?
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Hanoi to ban single-use plastics at downtown restaurants, cafes starting October - VnExpress International Vietnam's capital Hanoi will ban single-use plastics at restaurants, cafes and drink shops in its downtown Ring Road 1 area starting October, under a pilot program aimed at cutting the city's mounting...

👏Impressive! Hanoi is rolling out a comprehensive plastic ban starting in October, from downtown cafes to citywide by 2031. With 1,400 tons of plastic waste daily, they're taking serious action. #PlasticFree #Vietnam #PlasticBans

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines Plastic pollution threatens marine and freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide. Although plastic bag bans and taxes are increasingly implemented worldwide, their effectiveness in reducing ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines

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the single use plastic ban in canada was the right thing to do... and plastic bans work. don't let the whiny maple magats upset about paper straws tell you differently!
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Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution Campaigners welcome move but say success depends on enforcement and global agreement on a treaty

Some great news for the environment. 💚

Thailand will be banning all imports of plastic waste into the country this month, following years of campaigning to stop mismanagement of waste through exportation into south-east Asian countries.

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