Plastic bags: Have bans and fees curbed shoreline litter?
Source: @BreaknNews
Tim DoddClimate and science reporterEPABanning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a study of the country's litter suggests.Data from thousands of cleanups showed that areas which tried to reduce bag use saw them fall by at least 25% as a percentage of total litter collected, compared to areas that didn't try.Bans or charging for bags worked better at state rather than…
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