On July 1st, Seattle banned single-use food packaging. From Wordnik.com. [The 6 Least-Green Packaging Materials To Avoid (PHOTOS)] Reference
The answer is to stop consuming single-use, throw-away plastics. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Media Catches the Boat to Pacific Garbage Patch] Reference
Add a 4th R before the other three, and Refuse single-use plastics!. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: The Great Disposable Plastic Spill] Reference
Well over a billion single-use plastic bags are given out every day. From Wordnik.com. [Plastic Bags: A Primer and a Guide] Reference
Sterile, single-use inks are available, but are not universally used. From Wordnik.com. [Teen tattoos: Easy to get, easier to regret] Reference
Of course, single-use products also weigh heavily on the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Josie Garthwaite: 4 Green Money Savers] Reference
Replace single-use chopsticks, razors, cups etc with reusable versions. From Wordnik.com. [Can I eat tofu and be green?] Reference
Collectively, Californians use 19 billion single-use plastic bags annually. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Don't Feed Plastic Bag Monsters: Pass California Ban] Reference
The California Senate is currently considering a single-use plastic bag ban. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Don't Feed Plastic Bag Monsters: Pass California Ban] Reference
Prevent or delay the reduction of single-use plastics through legal strategies. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: The Great Disposable Plastic Spill] Reference
But let me emphasize that this is a vial of single-use injectables like steroids. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2007] Reference
Create a kit of essential tools and single-use repair products to store in a closet. From Wordnik.com. [A Kit for Fast Fixes] Reference
L'Oréal hit upon the successful idea of selling shampoos in single-use packets in India. From Wordnik.com. [Philips Widens Marketing Push in India] Reference
The problem is simply too massive to be promoting a gradual reduction in single-use disposable plastics. From Wordnik.com. [Adele Israel: No More Plastic Water Bottles] Reference
Instead, plastic production, use of single-use disposable plastic and plastic pollution grew exponentially. From Wordnik.com. [Our Plastic Ocean Turns Forty] Reference
Over its lifetime, a rechargeable battery can keep you from having to buy hundreds of single-use batteries. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Rogers: Have Yourself a Greener Little Christmas: Simple Ways to Save Money and the Planet this Holiday Season] Reference
In fact, 25% of the world's population currently lives in a region where single-use plastic bags are restricted. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: 25-Foot Turtle Stumps for Plastic Bag Ban] Reference
I wanted bare-breasted Dykes on Bikes and legions of drag queens hurling condoms and single-use packets of lube. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
A handful of California cities already ban single-use plastic bags, after San Francisco became the first to do so in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [California Plastic Bag Ban Rejected By State Lawmakers] Reference
Medical device makers say their single-use products are just that, and pose a higher risk of failure and harm when recycled. From Wordnik.com. [Hospitals Reuse] Reference
Vital Signs, based in Totowa, N.J., makes single-use medical products for anesthesia, respiratory, critical care and emergencies. From Wordnik.com. [General Electric] Reference
With single-use plastic production ever increasing, landfills filling, and recycling near nil, all that plastic has to go somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: The Great Disposable Plastic Spill] Reference
A handful of California cities, meanwhile, already ban single-use plastic bags, after San Francisco became the first to do so in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [American Samoa Bans Plastic Bags] Reference
Then, Reuse: Using a Kleen Kanteen for years will always require less energy and resources than recycling a single-use plastic bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: Is Recycling Bad For The Environment?] Reference
Your first major decision in the diaper department will be between the cloth (a.k.a. “reusable”) or disposable (“single-use”) kind. From Wordnik.com. [Cloth vs. disposable diapers: Getting started] Reference
If passed, California would be the first state in America to prohibit single-use plastic bags in grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: 25-Foot Turtle Stumps for Plastic Bag Ban] Reference
The video is in support of a California bill (AB 1998) that would ban single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, convenience stores and large retail outlets. From Wordnik.com. [Jeremy Irons joins a chorus of disapproval of plastic bags] Reference
For flashlights, remote controls, and other devices drawing little power, consider single-use alkaline batteries, which should have a shelf life of several years. From Wordnik.com. [Best batteries for toys, baby gear, digital cameras] Reference
"Last year, over 70,000 single-use plastic bags were found on California beaches by volunteers in ONE DAY," says Angela Howe, Surfrider Foundation's managing attorney. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: 25-Foot Turtle Stumps for Plastic Bag Ban] Reference
Each plastic Bag Monster costume is made of 500 plastic grocery bags to symbolize the 500-700 single-use plastic bags used by the average American consumer in one year. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Don't Feed Plastic Bag Monsters: Pass California Ban] Reference
In 2008, the Ocean Protection Council called upon the California Legislature to ban or place consumer fees on commonly littered items, including plastic single-use bags. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: Don't Feed Plastic Bag Monsters: Pass California Ban] Reference
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