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  2. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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    The bags were never banned, but a levy was introduced, payable by the plastic bag manufacturer. The thicker plastic bags are levied and although this move initially caused outrage with consumers and an initial decline in volumes, consumers use has continually increased to several billion plastic shopping bags every year. [238] [239]

  3. Plastic bag - Wikipedia

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    A large number of cities and counties have banned the use of plastic bags by grocery stores or introduced a minimum charge. In September 2014, California became the first state to pass a law banning their use, but the ban contained what has since been called a loophole, allowing supermarkets to provide thicker plastic bags as "reusable" bags at ...

  4. Plastic shopping bag - Wikipedia

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    Plastic bags were found to constitute a significant portion of the floating marine debris in the waters around southern Chile in a study conducted between 2002 and 2005. [29] Plastic bags don't do well in the environment, but several government studies have found them to be an environmentally friendly carryout bag option.

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    The 28-inch oversized checked-bag luggage is large enough to fit clothes for a multi-week trip. The smaller 24-inch bag could be used for shorter trips (or streamlined packers), while the small 20 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    Polyethylene was first synthesized by the German chemist Hans von Pechmann, who prepared it by accident in 1898 while investigating diazomethane. [12] [a] [13] [b] When his colleagues Eugen Bamberger and Friedrich Tschirner characterized the white, waxy substance that he had created, they recognized that it contained long −CH 2 − chains and termed it polymethylene.

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