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July 1, 2020 Marks The Beginning of Single-Use Plastics Ban
Starting today, Wednesday, 1 July, single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, plastic utensils...
Plastics ban: Transition period to help business
Plastics ban: Transition period to help business
THE six-month transition period for businesses to sell off prohibited single-use plastic bags represents efforts to provide relief to businesses who have made significant financial commitments, according to Ministry of Environment officials.
Welcome for bill to ban single-use plastics
Welcome for bill to ban single-use plastics
BREEF executive director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert yesterday applauded the draft bill to ban single-use plastics as a critical first step in the country’s fight against pollution.
Ministry of the Environment & Housing -- Plastics Website
Ministry of Environment and Housing Ban the Bag and Ban the Foam Plastic and Styrofoam Ban Logo Competition...
Tippy's Plastic Pollution Challenge
Tippy's Plastic Pollution Challenge
Lots of our plastic trash ends up in the ocean 😭😭😭 ! Help Tippy the Sea Turtle Fight Plastic Pollution!...
First end-to-end plastic recycling facility set to break ground in Q2, creating 25 to 30 jobs
First end-to-end plastic recycling facility set to break ground in Q2, creating 25 to 30 jobs
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A plastics and manufacturing company is set to break ground on its recycling facility by the end of Q2, following the signing of a lease with the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC). The initiative, spearheaded by Eden Recycling & Manufacturing, aims to be the country's first end-to-end plastic recycling service provider, [...]
Plastic ban - theres no going back
Plastic ban - theres no going back
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he would rather risk an election than the future of the country, telling the media the government fully informed the public on the plastic ban and does not intend to reverse the decision...
BNT Congratulates The Ministry of Environment of Single-Use Plastics
The Bahamas National Trust joins Bahamians and Bahamian NGOs in welcoming the Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Bill, 2019...
'Cut down on plastic bag usage'
'Cut down on plastic bag usage'
THE Raising Awareness Bahamas Landfill (RABL) group is organising a Facebook photo contest on Sunday - "International Bag Free Day" - to raise awareness of the dangers and negative environmental impacts of plastic bags usage.
AML's First "BYOB" Drive Could Eliminate 2 Million Plastic Bags from Local Circulation
AML Foods Ltd. officials say the first phase of its Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) initiative could reduce local plastic bag use by two million bags in one year.