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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 and acrylic fiber, or any other form of unnecessary plastic that could be replaced with an easily biodegradeable, non ...
According to the directive, there is a ban on plastic cotton buds and balloon sticks, plastic plates, cutlery, stirrers and straws, Styrofoam drinks and food packaging (e.g. disposable cups and one-person meals), products made of oxo-degradable plastic, which degrade into microplastics, while cigarette filters, drinking cups, wet wipes ...
In 2009, the New South Wales town of Bundanoon voted to become the first town in the world to outlaw bottled water. [16] Its citizens voluntarily chose to ban bottled water in response to a bottling company's desire to sell water from the town's local aquifer, [17] [18] prohibiting the selling or dispensing of bottled water within the town precinct.
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The plastics industry manufactures polymer materials—commonly called plastics—and offers services in plastics important to a range of industries, including packaging, building and construction, electronics, aerospace, manufacturing and transportation.
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Dederich held that addicts lacked maturity or the ability to handle freedom responsibly. They must be broken down to be built back up. “Comfort is not for adults,” Dederich argued in a taped speech during the commune’s early days. “Comfort destroys adults.” John Peterson was one of the first to move into Synanon, as the commune was ...
Welcome to WikiProject Freedom of speech. Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Freedom of speech and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project ...