Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoPlastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelineswww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down11cross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
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minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoMy area banned plastic a few years. It’s hard to notice unless I travel elsewhere, but the plastic tumbleweed are way down. I used to constantly see them in trees. Now that’s a cute little travel feature a few hours away
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoSame in my area - used to see plastic bags stuck in storm drains and trees everywhere, now they’re almost non-existant since the ban kicked in.
My area banned plastic a few years. It’s hard to notice unless I travel elsewhere, but the plastic tumbleweed are way down. I used to constantly see them in trees. Now that’s a cute little travel feature a few hours away
Same in my area - used to see plastic bags stuck in storm drains and trees everywhere, now they’re almost non-existant since the ban kicked in.