Summit tackles issue of plastics in ocean
The United States is in the top 20 of countries for plastic contamination.
Tag Archive for: plastic bags
USC considers plastic bag ban at campus center
Kris Klinger, director of USC Hospitality, says USC is looking at other universities’ policies.
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, […]
Bag ban should go statewide
Students in CALPIRG continue an initiative to ban plastic bags in California to aid the ecosystem.
Pasadena to begin charging for plastic bags
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 […]
Bag It gives complex topic a simple story
The documentary follows the journey of an average man who investigates plastic’s impact.
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.
Los Angeles County goes plastic-bag free
The ban will only affect some neighborhoods .
California fails to go green
Legislators fail to wrap up prosposed ban on plastic bags.