https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8 Look for a source on plastic bag bans. When you find one you like, create a quick summary about it. I am especially interested in what the article tells you about the pros and cons of plastic bags are. Please post your summary and the link to the source you used below. Be sure to include your name as I will be grading this activity. en-us 2020-01-07 14:46:44 UTC 2026-03-05 17:44:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428558079 Pros:
Polypropylene the material that plastic bags are made is easily recyclable

Cons:
Many recycling facilities don’t recycle plastic bags because it clogs up the machines

Plastic bags are one of the most common items found on beach’s and in rivers
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/plastic-bag-bans-kenya-to-us-reduce-pollution/]]> 2020-01-07 18:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428558079 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428558357 http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/plastic-oceans-cleanup/

There are 5 garbage patches filled with mainly plastic. This is because plastic in not biodegradable. This is have negative impacts on the marine wild life. While effects have been made to negate this it’s not enough. However plastic is not all bad. It has revolutionized many areas of technology and is some cases actually makes them more environmentally friendly. ]]> 2020-01-07 18:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428558357 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428559622 In my article, they talk mostly about how bad plastic bags are for the environment but towards the end, with further studying, they decide that plastic bags, as bad they are for the world and are not pretty to look at in trees and such, are the best bet in saving our world.]]> 2020-01-07 18:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428559622 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561063 Jaeli MacDonald
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/maine-bans-single-use-plastic-grocery-bags-by-earth-day-2020

Maine is going to be banning plastic bags April 22 this year.  House Democrats said Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill Monday with the goal of limiting plastic pollution. Retail groups in several other states have supported efforts to eliminate plastic bags. Maine will allow stores to charge at least 5 cents for recyclable paper or reusable plastic bags. 
“Plastic bag manufacturers say such bans will only lead to thicker, reusable bags in landfills.” This sounds just like what we just listened to from the npr Podcast about “Are plastic bag bans garbage?” So as a result does that mean that the plastic bag ban taking place in April will only harm the planet more or less is the real question.





]]> 2020-01-07 18:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561063 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561231 My article is the pros and cons of plastic bag use and it tells you facts about plastic bags and what they are like today the cons include : Plastic Bags Contaminate Food Sources,  Plastic Bags Take Up To 1,000 Years to Decompose,  Plastic Bags Are Hard to Recycle. The pros include : Plastic Bag Production Is More Environmentally Friendly, The Plastic Industry Employs Nearly 1 Million Americans,  Plastic Bags Reduce Food Safety Risks. 
The link:  https://www.dumpsters.com/blog/plastic-bag-bans]]> 2020-01-07 18:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561231 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561798 This website begins with a few short paragraphs talking about certain effects reusable bags have, and not all of them are good. It also contains pros and cons to all three of the groups. Each group is put in a certain section. For each material that is used in the bag, they provide a few bullet points describing what material the bag is made of. Following that are “advantages” and “disadvantages” of the product used. It explains for instance, how non organic cotton and canvas bags are responded for 16% of the world's pesticide usage.
http://www.allaboutbags.ca/typesofbags.html#fabric]]> 2020-01-07 18:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428561798 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428562313 https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/20/20806651/plastic-bag-ban-straw-ban-tax
In this article it’s talking a about banning the use of plastic bags in 400 cities and states.]]> 2020-01-07 18:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428562313 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428562358 china has a ban on free plastic bags at stores, as well as ultra thin plastic bags less than .025 mm thick.  plastic bag use is down 66% 
griffin]]> 2020-01-07 18:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428562358 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428563784 Deutsche Welle believe Germany wants to influence the United States to put a ban on plastic bags https://www.infowars.com/germany-moves-on-total-plastic-bag-ban/ (2019)]]> 2020-01-07 18:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428563784 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566237 Kenya is the number one bag consumer, however they’ve gone to resuming thicker plastic bags in hopes to help. Since plastic bags have been invented (just after wwII) they have grown increasing popular. The UN made an estimation between 1 -5 trillion bags are made each year. “At the lowest figure that’s about 2 million every minute” claims https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/plastic-bag-bans-kenya-to-us-reduce-pollution/
As more states start to ban them new research is showing with other side effects of banning plastic bags, they may be more useful to keep. Although it is a curiosity that if we have research proving that the plastic bags are the better alternative, why more and more states and countries are continuing to ban them

]]> 2020-01-07 18:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566237 grace_poirier22 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566504 Source: https://blog.americanchemistry.com/2018/02/using-plastics-means-less-waste-in-the-first-place/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4beluony5gIViJOzCh2R-gMDEAAYASAAEgLLIfD_BwE
In this article, they stated that another article said we should ban all plastic single use products. Although it might reduce the amount of plastic we use, there are actual good reasons for many single use products. Those include things like our food packaging, contact lenses, and syringes, and many more important things. ]]> 2020-01-07 18:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566504 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566860 Cons are that plastic bags don’t break down and if you burn them is crests pollutions and be even worse for the environment. Right now they are putting the in landfills but it’s not going to work because plastic will not break down. The pro are that they are better than cloth and paper you would have to reuse them so many time witch we wouldn’t be able to use it the amount of times for it to benefit. ]]> 2020-01-07 18:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566860 charles_tilburg22 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566898 Fraunhofer UMSICHT or Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, Energy or Technology is a research institute based in Oberhausen, Germany, which in July 2018 posted an article entitled “FRAUNHOFER UMSICHT TAKES POSITION TOPIC: RECYCLING OF BIOPLASTICS”. In it, the company explains that all plastics wether they are biodegradable or not, need to be put into a waste management system in order to prevent the littering of the plastics. They also explain that these plastics need to be reused, and a way to recycle all of these plastics need to be discovered. 
https://www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/umsicht/en/documents/publications/2018/position-paper-recycling-bioplastics.pdf]]> 2020-01-07 18:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428566898 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428567862 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/nyregion/plastic-bag-ban-.html
This article talks about is it really a good idea to ban plastic bags and they explain the New York is the second state to ban plastic bags with many soon to follow. They also explain that if we don’t put a fee on paper bags also then people won’t be encouraged to start using reusable bags instead so it’s most likely making the environment worse with all the paper used. In addition to this they go over how the ban of plastic bags will cause other plastic products to be bought at an increased rate which still wouldn’t be helping the environment in the end.]]> 2020-01-07 18:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428567862 https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428568442 In https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-100-percent-supports-nationwide-plastic-bag-ban, Joe Biden explains he is 100% supportive of all the plastic bag bans and claims that "We should not be allowing plastic, and what we should do is phasing it out.". ]]> 2020-01-07 18:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/john_raby/stoneyy9usq8/wish/428568442