Last Thursday, the Portland City Council in Oregon met and unanimously decided to expand their currently existing ban on plastic bags to include all retail and food establishments, KOIN News...
Sabrina Russo
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Sabrina Russo is the News Editor of the Plastic Free Times. An undergraduate at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, she is currently working towards her MA Hons in Social Anthropology. Her interest in conservation began through a four year volunteering position with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as a Guest Interpreter, and she has been working to bridge the gap between science and the public ever since. She has worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, and has contributed to the marketing of Sea Studios Foundation's "Strange Days on Planet Earth" through research identifying target audiences.
Posts by Sabrina Russo
November 19, 2012
The effects of plastic on the consumer are becoming more and more well known by the day, but the plastics industry impacts more than just the people who receive and use a finished product, as a...
November 19, 2012
In an article on the Hong Kong Standard on Friday, Candy Chan writes that researchers feel that the bag levy issued on single use plastic bags should contribute to funding the creation of what...
November 16, 2012
In an enlightening article from Al Jazeera yesterday, contributor Dana Boyd Barr discusses the United States' policy on chemicals, warning consumers that despite recent attention given to...
November 16, 2012
The Brookline neighborhood of Boston has recently announced that it is placing a ban on plastic bags distributed at the checkout of grocery stores. The ban was approved by a vote of 142-53, and is...
November 15, 2012
Despite the growing number of conflicting studies and concerns, the United States Food and Drug Administration insists to this day that the chemical bisphenol A is safe for human consumption. BPA...
November 13, 2012
In an article published by the Guardian today, Mike Barry, head of the sustainability efforts at UK supermarket chain Marks and Spencer, has criticised the UK government's weak stance on...
November 09, 2012
An article posted by KVUE News has reported that Austin, Texas is currently working on a revised bag ban that aims to clarify the ordinance previously suggested to the city council. Jessica Vess...
November 08, 2012
An article from the Hindu yesterday states that Delhi's new ban on the production of plastic packaging, set to take effect on November 22nd, has drawn the attention of plastic bag advocates...
November 07, 2012
Sir David Attenborough talks about plastic and tells us the hard truths about it's use and the cost to the environment.