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		<title>Houston Zoo will no longer sell plastic water bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON (KTRK) &#8212; In 2015, the Houston Zoo removed plastic bags in the gift shops to protect animals in the wild, by eliminating an estimated 80,000 plastic bags from entering landfills and the environment each year. Now, two years later, the zoo-based conservation organization has gone one step further and eliminated single-use plastic water bottles [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>EARTH DAY IS UPON US!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we celebrate Earth Day! A day to celebrate our environment and the steps that many individuals and organizations are taking to preserve and better our world. But why does Earth Day have to be celebrated just one day? We should all be taking steps towards restoring our environment and the world we inhabit. Earth [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong Unveristy Takes the Lead to Ban Bottled Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Hong Kong（HKU）has taken the lead to become the first university in Hong Kong to ban bottled water on campus. Ditch Disposable is a campus-wide campaign led by the HKU Sustainability Office to reduce plastic waste by targeting single-use plastic water bottles and other disposable containers across campus. It starts with an initiative [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Down the Plastic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As awareness increases about the harmful effects of plastics on the health of the planet (and our own), people are looking for ways to do their part. Regular readers of this blog will be the first to tell you to ban the bottle – ditch the disposable and find something reusable – but there are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>France Bids Adieu to Plastic Cups, Plates and Cutlery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in 2020, a new law in France will ban plastic cutlery, cups and plates and make it the first country to make a change of this kind. It’s part of France’s Energy Transition for Green Growth Act, which also banned disposable plastic bags in the country and went into effect in March of this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ban on Microbeads – Why It Matters and Why It’s Still Not Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Everyone can visualize floating plastic water bottles, but it’s harder to envision the damage these smaller pieces of plastic can cause.” That’s a quote from David Andrews, senior scientist at Environmental Working Group, in an article on Huffington Post. And it makes you think. Plastic is ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, and even more so [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Be Healthy, Frugal and Green In One Simple Step</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people like making healthy choices that are also environmentally friendly, and nearly everyone likes saving money. When we find an easy way to do all three, it&#8217;s a pretty great feeling. You may have guessed where this post is heading &#8211; switching to a reusable water bottle (something with style if that appeals to you!) is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>South Portland looking to ban single-use plastic water bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 20:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellsbury]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTH PORTLAND, ME — As the 5-cent fee on single-use shopping bags and a ban on polystyrene food containers nears the six-month mark, one city councilor is thinking about the city’s next step in eliminating excess waste: a ban on single-use plastic water bottles. “It seems to me if we’re moving in the direction of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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