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Toledo mayor pushes plastic bag tax - 
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An Ohio mayor is pushing for a 5-cent tax on every plastic bag handed out by a store, arguing the levy would be good for the environment and the budget.
- Found: 15 hours ago

Autopsy finds plastic in whale - 
PIECES of plastic found in a dead whale's stomach in Tasmania has prompted authorities to repeat a warning against marine litter.
- Found: 7 hours ago

As a plastic surgeon, Lovelle specializes in changing her patients' lives - 
As a plastic surgeon, Lovelle specializes in changing her patients' lives. In coming to Newton Medical Center in October, she and her family have made some dramatic changes as well. For Lovelle, who practices both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery, it has been a continuation of a lifelong dream. "Honestly, I knew I wanted to be a physician when I was 6 years old," she said. ...
- Found: 4 hours ago

Plastic Additives Leach Into Medical Experiments, Research Shows - 
Researchers have shown that using plastic lab equipment can skew or ruin the results of medical experiments. The researchers identified two classes of chemical compounds in commonly-used plastic lab ware that could leach into solutions. They further demonstrated that the compounds interacted biologically with, and changed the behavior of, human enzymes and brain receptors in different ...
- Found: 11 hours ago

Mayor declares Friday plastic bag free - 
Attention shoppers: When you reach the checkout line on Friday, Sustainable Rutland would like you to stop and think before taking that plastic bag. ... - By STEPHANIE M. PETERS Herald Staff
- Found: 3 hours ago

garden gnome maker's plastic prostitutes - 
A Romanian entrepreneur has come under fire for putting plastic prostitutes on the street to advertise his garden gnome business.
- Found 30 minutes ago

Farewell, to plastic grocery bags - 
The answer to the age old question 'paper or plastic?' could turn out to be neither. With the world trying to go green, and grocery stores such as Giant Eagle and Acme Fresh Market selling reusable totes to haul away your goodies, plastic bags seem to be on the way out.
- Found: 5 hours ago

ASK THE EXPERT: Weatherizing Windows with Plastic - 
What is the best way to ensure that the plastic that one puts on the windows will remain in tact and reliable? Maybe a demonstration on putting the plastic up?
- Found: 5 hours ago

Affordable Money Clip Gives a Financial Bite Everyone Loves, Grips Cash and Plastic Indefinitely - 
DALLAS----Engineered to grip sixty folded bills, or an equivalent thickness of cash and plastic, the Duck BillTM Money Clip is an affordable gift idea. In fact, it?s the financial bite everyone loves.
- Found: 1 hour ago

Plastic Bags Could Soon Be Taxed - 11/19/2008 - 
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Toledo's mayor is proposing that shoppers pay a tax on each plastic shopping bag they take from a supermarket or other store.
- Found: 13 hours ago