Articles Tagged ‘plastic bags’

USC considers plastic bag ban at campus center

By Jacqueline Mansky · Daily Trojan

April 18, 2012 at 11:56 pm

Kris Klinger, director of USC Hospitality, says USC is looking at other universities’ policies.

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Letters to the editor

April 11, 2012 at 9:46 pm

Letters to the editor

American grocery stores use too many plastic bags.  I am an international USC student from Korea. Since many Koreans are familiar with American culture through movies and music, things haven’t looked that weird to me since I arrived here. Well, one thing has. In supermarkets, all the cashiers double-bag nearly everything, including gallons of milk, [...]

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Bag ban should go statewide

By Rasik Srinath · Daily Trojan

October 12, 2011 at 7:40 pm

Students in CALPIRG continue an initiative to ban plastic bags in California to aid the ecosystem.

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Pasadena to begin charging for plastic bags

By claire preising · Daily Trojan

October 11, 2011 at 1:21 pm

The city of Pasadena is making progress in the world of eco-friendly consumerism with a ban that will require grocers, convenience stores and other vendors to stop offering plastic bags and instead charge 10 cents for every paper bag. There will be no charge to customers who bring their own reusable bags or for those [...]

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Bag It gives complex topic a simple story

By rebeca cuñado · Daily Trojan

April 13, 2011 at 9:42 pm

Bag It gives complex topic a simple story

The documentary follows the journey of an average man who investigates plastic’s impact.

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Los Angeles grocery stores throw out plastic

By amir kabiri · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2010 at 10:17 pm

Los Angeles grocery stores throw out plastic

Los Angeles’ recent ordinance banning plastic bags is beneficial to the environment and isn’t likely to negatively impact the economy.

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Los Angeles County goes plastic-bag free

By Natalie Chau · Daily Trojan

November 16, 2010 at 3:57 pm

Los Angeles County goes plastic-bag free

The ban will only affect some neighborhoods .

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California fails to go green

By Chloe Stepney · Daily Trojan

September 1, 2010 at 3:55 pm

California fails to go green

Legislators fail to wrap up prosposed ban on plastic bags.

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UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

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Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

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’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

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When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

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Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

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An Exercise in Authenticity

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

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In Photos: Springfest 2013

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