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Earth Day: China's efforts in fighting plastic pollution

It’sbeen48yearssincethefirstEarthDay,celebratedoneveryApril22.Thefocusofthedaythisyearisonfundamentallychanginghumanattitudesandbehaviorregardingplasticsandcata

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China: new headaches from new shopping habits, plastics ban 10 years on

TenyearssinceChinaplacedabanonfreeplasticbags,theknock-oneffecthasbeenevident,withsupermarketsandshoppingmallsreportinghugereductions.Unfortunately,althoughdema

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Libyan army seizes 200 explosive bags smuggled through livestock truck

TheLibyanarmyonMondayseizedmorethan200explosivebagssmuggledinsideatruckloadedwithlivestockintheeast."MilitarypoliceinTubruqcityonMondayseizedatankerbelievedtobe

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50,000 kids in foster care get duffel bag to replace trash bags

Thankstotheworkofvolunteers,50,000kidsinthefostercaresystemwillget"sweetcases"thisyear.Thesweetcases--stockedwithteddybear,blanket,coloringbook,crayonsandahygie

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Kenyan traders head to court to fight plastic ban

ImportersandretailersofplasticbagsinKenyahavemovedtocourt,hopingtosuspendagovernmentbanontheuse,manufactureandimportationofpolythene.Inasuitfiledontheirbehalf,t

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Has China's plastic ban failed?

Chinaintroducedanationwidebanontheuseofultra-thinplasticbagsin2008.Nearlyadecadesincethepolicywasunwrapped,Chineseshopkeepersstillusethesebannedultra-thinstobag

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Automakers still selling cars with riskiest Takata air bags

At least four automakers--Toyota, Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler and Mitsubishi--continue to sell new vehicles with defective Takata air bags that will need to be recalled, according to a Senate Commerce Committee report released Wednesday.