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June 29, 2020
July 1, 2020 Marks The Beginning of Single-Use Plastics Ban

Starting today, Wednesday, 1 July, single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, plastic utensils...

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August 16, 2019
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.

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August 15, 2019
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.

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May 04, 2018
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...

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April 21, 2017
Tippy's Plastic Pollution Challenge

Lots of our plastic trash ends up in the ocean 😭😭😭 ! Help Tippy the Sea Turtle Fight Plastic Pollution!...

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March 13, 2024
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, [...]

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January 14, 2020
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...

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August 19, 2019
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...

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June 30, 2016
'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.

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May 11, 2016
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.

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