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  2. Plastic bans - Wikipedia

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    Plastic bans are laws that prohibit the use of polymers manufactured from petroleum or other fossil fuels, given the pollution and threat to biodiversity that they cause.A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging, plastic clothing (such as polyester ...

  3. Plastic bag bans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A higher fee may be adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located. [2] City of Aspen: October 2011: May 2012: Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. [32] Town of Avon: May 1, 2018: Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags ...

  4. Louisiana man makes sleeping mats for the homeless out of ...

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    His bright idea: to crochet sleeping mats for the homeless using plastic bags from the grocery store. It all snowballed from there. "I was talking to my neighbor and wife one day, and my wife ...

  5. Indoor tanning - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal low-pressure tanning bed. Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan. [a] Typically found in tanning salons, gyms, spas, hotels, and sporting facilities, and less often in private residences, the most common device is a horizontal tanning bed, also known as a sunbed or solarium.

  6. Health experts warn that it's not safe to use tanning beds ...

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    Europe has even higher rates of tanning bed use than the U.S., and despite Norway having regulations against minors using tanning beds, Bendiksen says she used one for the first time when she was ...

  7. Kim Kardashian defends use of tanning beds - AOL

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  8. Retrobright - Wikipedia

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    Ozone gas can also be used for retrobrighting, as long as an ozone generator, a suitable container of sufficient size and a source of UV are available, but can take longer than other methods. [ 8 ] A simpler but slower process involving merely exposure of the yellowed plastic to bright sunlight has been described, variously called 'Sunbrighting ...

  9. Sun tanning - Wikipedia

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    There is also a professional spray-on tanning option or "tanning booth" that is offered by spas, salons, and tanning businesses. [53] Spray tanning does not involve a color being sprayed on the body, instead it uses a colorless chemical that reacts with proteins in the top layer of the skin, resulting in a brown color. [citation needed]