Category Archives: Plastics Policy

Plastics at the Rio Earth Summit

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Susan Freinkel

Daniella Russo, a co-founders of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, was in Rio de Janeiro last week for the Rio+20 2012 Earth Summit. I asked her about what did   –and didn’t — happen at the international gathering: Q: What were you … Continue reading →

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Whose Wish List Counts?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Susan Freinkel

One of the chief defenders of the plastics/chemicals industry is the Washington DC law firm of Keller and Heckman. Founding partner Jerome Heckman has represented plastics  for decades going back to  the industry’s first public relations crisis in 1959 when … Continue reading →

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How to keep up with bag laws

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Susan Freinkel

When I was working on my book, trying to track the political debate over plastic bags was a major pain. Every time I saw a news story about some town considering a ban, I would log it into a chart … Continue reading →

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Will Bag Bans Take Off in California?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Susan Freinkel

If I were a betting person, I’d wager we’ll see a wave of plastic bag prohibitions coming out of California communities over the next year. And I’m guessing that unlike the first round of bag measures that were inspired by … Continue reading →

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A New Bag Battle

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Susan Freinkel

  In the old days — say, four years ago — bag battles  were centered on the plastic or paper question. Which was always something of a red herring since the issue at stake is really our dependence on single-use … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from battles of the bag (updated)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Susan Freinkel

I’ve been meaning for some time now to do an update on the ongoing fight over plastic bags.  It is, forgive the pun, a mixed bag. On the plus side: the suburban D.C. area of Montgomery County, Maryland, passed a … Continue reading →

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