Why environmentalists want Delaware to ban all plastic shopping bags and charge for paper ones Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal
Delaware s vaccine effort goes door-to-door
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Lawmakers have pledged to further restrict plastic shopping bags in Delaware stores, but some environmental advocates don t think their plans go far enough.
Delaware put a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at larger stores starting Jan. 1.
It was meant to encourage stores and shoppers to switch to reusable bags in order to curb environmental waste, but many stores have found what critics call a loophole in the law by simply replacing the thin plastic bags with thicker ones, or providing paper bags instead.
Why environmentalists want Delaware to ban all plastic shopping bags and charge for paper ones Sarah Gamard, Delaware News Journal
Delaware s vaccine effort goes door-to-door
Replay Video UP NEXT
Lawmakers have pledged to further restrict plastic shopping bags in Delaware stores, but some environmental advocates don t think their plans go far enough.
Delaware put a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at larger stores starting Jan. 1.
It was meant to encourage stores and shoppers to switch to reusable bags in order to curb environmental waste, but many stores have found what critics call a loophole in the law by simply replacing the thin plastic bags with thicker ones, or providing paper bags instead.
Delaware News Journal
Lawmakers have pledged to further restrict plastic shopping bags in Delaware stores, but some environmental advocates don t think their plans go far enough.
Delaware put a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at larger stores starting Jan. 1.
It was meant to encourage stores and shoppers to switch to reusable bags in order to curb environmental waste, but many stores have found what critics call a loophole in the law by simply replacing the thin plastic bags with thicker ones, or providing paper bags instead.
Even though the bags can be reused, shoppers don t appear to be remembering to bring them back on their second, third or 20th trip to the store especially if they know a bag will still be available at the checkout line.
A new partnership between Delaware Nature Center and the City of Milford may bring guided kayak and canoe tours to the Riverwalk
On Monday, Feb. 22, Milford City Council agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Delaware Nature Society. The city and Delaware Nature Society have long partnered to provide hands-on programming for Pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade students in Milford School District.
“We’ve been working on an MOU which is a formal agreement between Parks and Recreation and the Delaware Nature Society,” Brad Dennehy, Parks and Recreation Director said. “We believe they are a good provider of programming especially anything around water. Milford has invested a lot of money in building infrastructure of the Riverwalk and I think it behooves us to use this part of the town. This allows them to put on some really good programming, everything from kayak tours to bird watching. We don’t have a playbook yet of what will be put on, but his document ju