Find Out What a Possible Plastic Foam Ban Means for Your Business Fort Lauderdale is making waves for a proposal that would help to eliminate trash and litter. If approved, plastic foam food containers, also known as Styrofoam would be banned from beaches and public areas. We are very excited about this prospect since Fort […]
New Jersey Governor Signs Toughest Single-Use Ban on Plastics Legislation into Law…Promotes Eco-Friendly Reusable Bags Your Business Can Use for Marketing and Retail New Jersey has long been a hotbed for single-use plastic bag bans and they are now the most recent state to pass a ban on disposable plastic bags. While several states have […]
Find Out How to Keep Your Business Moving Forward While Going Green Without Styrofoam Food Containers Big changes are coming to restaurants in Maryland and those changes may spread to other states. We already discussed that Maryland was the first to ban foam food containers, better known as Styrofoam. Now we want to talk about […]
Plastic Bag Ban Finally Enforced in New York Each single-use plastic bag ban takes a unique journey and those journeys are usually a lengthy process. New York’s bag ban is no exception, but the Empire State did encounter some unexpected twists and turns when the Coronavirus pandemic hit right as the bag ban was about […]
Learn the Latest About the Bag Ban Movement Efforts to ban single-use plastic bags experienced a bit of a setback because of the spread of COVID-19. Still, the movement is going strong and moving forward. Disposable plastic bags are bad for the planet, and reusable bags are a safe alternative, even during the Coronavirus pandemic. […]
Here’s What YOUR Business Needs to Know About New Jersey’s S864 Tough Paper & Plastic Bag Ban The Garden State is likely to be the next state to ban single-use plastic bags, along with other disposable items. The S864 ban in New Jersey has passed both Houses and would ban disposable plastic and paper shopping […]
Going Green in the Garden State State officials in New Jersey have attempted to ban single-use plastic bags for a while now. While state measures continued to stall, about 130 individual towns and cities picked up the slack and passed their own bag bans in an effort to promote the use of reusable grocery bags. […]
A Global Look at Going Reusable The bag ban movement is getting back on track with more laws being implemented and more governments discussing possible bans. You can always get an up-to-date look at the bag ban movement by checking out our plastic bag ban map. This resource provides a brief overview of different laws […]
Golden State Once Again Going Green The University of California is leading the way with a plan to eliminate single-use plastic across all nine of the schools that make up their network of institutions. Our friends at Waste Advantage brought this ambitious and exciting plan to our attention. Find out the details behind this initiative […]
How Has COVID-19 Impacted the Bag Ban Movement? The bag ban movement appears to be moving forward again after the COVID-19 pandemic briefly slowed things down. While some bans were temporarily lifted, others have been delayed and efforts to implement new measures are starting up again. You can get a big picture view of the […]