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After a plastic bag ban, Kenya takes another shot at its pollution problem

Despite a single-use bag ban in 2017, Nairobi and its waste collectors are still inundated with plastic. Can a new law pin responsibility on the manufacturers?
Drilled Podcast: Plastic Pipelines: And then there was Covid...
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Drilled Podcast: Plastic Pipelines: And then there was Covid...

Just as the fossil fuel industry was starting to worry about demand for single use plastics, along comes a global pandemic that they could leverage to push more of the stuff. And they did! But was it enough to save them entirely?

Is it safe to bring your reusable bags back to the grocery store?
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Is it safe to bring your reusable bags back to the grocery store?

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many grocery stores banned reusable bags. Now, with more known, reusables are making a comeback.
Plastic bags are back. Environmentalists hope it's not for good
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Plastic bags are back. Environmentalists hope it's not for good

Environmentalists hope people will return to sustainable habits once bag bans return and coronavirus-related restrictions on reusables ease.
Plastic bags have lobbyists. They're winning.
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Plastic bags have lobbyists. They're winning.

Eight states ban the bag, but nearly twice as many have laws protecting them.
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