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One step closer to a more sustainable future
Norwalk bans plastic stirrers, restricts plastic straws
Styrofoam fills as much as 30 percent of total landfill volume
Norwalk bans use of Styrofoam items
The Representative Town Meeting unanimously passed a groundbreaking town ordinance.
Westport bans plastic straws, cups, Styrofoam at eateries
"If we expect Mother Earth to take care of us, we have to take care of her,”
- Mayor Harry Rilling.
Stamford, Norwalk team up to ban plastic straws
This change will result in significant cost increases for local governments.
CT’s recycling market collapses
The Common Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass an ordinance that would prohibit stores and restaurants from using plastic carryout bags, effective six months — July 8 — from the vote.
Norwalk passes plastic bag ban
NORWALK — Ripka's Beach Cafe at Calf Pasture Beach has heeded the environmental call to make the switch away from plastic straws, but it took six months of hard work.....
Problems with Plastic
A movement to ban plastic bags that harm fish and other wildlife in Long Island Sound is slowly gaining traction along Connecticut’s shoreline.
Plastic Tide Threatens Long Island Sound
Earlier this week Starbucks announced their decision to discontinue the use of all plastic straws in their 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020 in the hopes of creating less plastic waste. The company believes the move will eliminate more than 1 billion straws a year.
The Last Straw: These Restaurants Are Joining Starbucks in Ending Plastic Straw Use
Midway between California and Hawaii, a mass of plastic debris three times the size of France floats beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, strangling sea creatures and killing coral reefs.
Editorial: Straw ban stirring Norwalk initiatives
NORWALK — Bar Sugo offers a negroni, sangria and its own take on a Manhattan. But there’s one thing you will not find at the Wall Street restaurant — a plastic straw. Instead, signature cocktails…
