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Rep. Tara Lujan (D-Santa Fe) is a lead sponsor on the bill. She recently told lawmakers, New Mexico uses around 330 million single-use plastic bags each year.
Group recommends Santa Fe County ban some plastic bags and foam containers Follow Maya Hilty By Maya Hilty [email protected] Sep 27, 2023 Updated Nov 1, 2024 0 ...
CITYWIDE — Assuming Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB 270 (which he's said he likely will) California will become the first state to enact a plastic bag ban. But for Santa Monica it's old news.
One viral study from 2018 claimed that a cotton bag would have to be reused 20,000 times to offset the environmental impact of producing it, while other studies have criticized plastic bag bans ...
SANTA FE, N.M. — Plastic bags and Styrofoam containers will no longer be allowed at stores and restaurants in unincorporated Santa Fe County. In a recent county commission meeting, commissioners ...
Cashier Anna Gomez bags groceries in a paper sack in February 2023 at the south-side El Paisano Supermarket. Single-use plastic bags are already banned in the city of Santa Fe, and Santa Fe County ...
Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...
"Thirteen years ago, Santa Cruz County passed an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags — an important wave in the swelling momentum that eventually led to a state-wide prohibition on plastic ...
Plastic bag in a river. (Getty Images) Using a window of 2017 to 2023, they were able to note the measurable difference of plastic bag waste before and after the passage of laws, similar to ...
CITYWIDE Paper or plastic? Next year you may not have that option as Santa Monica moves closer to a ban on disposable plastic bags. So, to make sure you’re prepared — and don’t end up ...