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Why plastic bag bans are failing

newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on “single-use” plastic bags, and more than 500 cities have taken similar measures. There may be more to come. Environmental groups say these bags are difficult to recycle, pollute oceans and therefore our food sources, and can take 1,000 […]

Black-market plastic surgeon hit with prison time for fatal butt-job

An underground plastic surgeon who ran an illegal beauty clinic out of a Bronx apartment was sentenced to state prison Thursday for killing one woman and injuring another after performing a botched butt lift. Whaleska Castillo, 49, of the Bronx, is charged with killing a 48-year-old woman with a lethal silicone injection in 2018 and […]

Gen Z is ditching water in plastic bottles for delivery in expensive glass jugs

According to Gen Z and Millennials, life is plastic, but that’s not a great thing. Many TikTok influencers of all ages, as well as young people, are signing up for water delivery services that deliver aqua in glass bottles directly to their homes. What did milkmen do in the old days?. New Jersey-based TikToker @duggychef […]

NJ plastic bag ban caused 300% increase in plastic use

A market research firm has found that since New Jersey banned single-use plastic bags, the amount of plastic used in bags in the state has increased significantly, as has the amount of pollution created during production. did. Only retailers benefited from increased sales of alternative bags. After New Jersey banned single-use plastic bags commonly used […]

Aldi eliminates plastic shopping bags in US stores

Aldi has announced that it is the first major U.S. retailer to eliminate plastic shopping bags. Shoppers must bring a reusable bag or purchase a reusable bag at checkout. The supermarket chain said it aims to remove all plastic shopping bags from its stores by the end of 2023. Tampa, Florida (W.F.L.A.) — Aldi shoppers […]

Bottled water contains more plastic particles than previously thought: study

The average 1-litre plastic bottle contains 100 times higher levels of 'nanoplastics' than previously thought, according to new research. According to the journal Proceedings, the peer-reviewed study is the first to examine particles less than 1 micrometer long, or 1/70th the width of a human hair, with an average of 240,000 particles in a liter […]