What We’re Reading: Plastic Bag Bans Are Working
What We’re Reading: Plastic Bag Bans Are Working Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. Pack your bags In recent years, many U.S. cities and states have implemented plastic bag bans or fees. And now, according to a story Contributing Editor Michaela Haas shared from Grist, science says these policies are working . The study found that fewer plastic bags end up littering beaches in places with such policies, and that the impact was greater in places with state-wide policies than local ones. Michaela says: I ’ m all for making plastic bags really expensive or banning them. What floats your boat Ferry rides: undeniably a pretty dreamy way to commute. But operators have struggled to find a way to make ferries both sustainable and fast. As the New York Times reports in a story that caught Executive Editor Will Doig’s eye, a battery-powered vessel developed by a Swedish startup offers a possible solutio…
