RE: https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk/116640988673263220

Interestingly the article totally fails to mention that
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Hawaii,
Maine,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Vermont,
Washington,
the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico
have already banned disposable bags and the world didn't collapse.

#plastic #fossilfuel #capitalism #uspols

Flipboard Science Desk

2026-05-26 12:57:22

In the U.S., plastic bags generally don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

From @AssociatedPress: "Over 3 million tons of plastic bags, sacks and wraps in the United States went to landfills in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency."

https://flip.it/NP9jeb

#Recycling #Plastic #Environment