The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking volunteers to help with the 35th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cleanup will take place at 41 sites statewide on that Saturday. Volunteers may now register to participate at de.gov/coastalcleanup. The cleanup is a popular event for families and groups who want to help …
Attention shoppers: No more plastic bags as of July 1
âBags, wallet, keys and phoneâ are some new lyrics suggested for the old childrenâs exercise song âHead, Shoulders, Knees and Toesâ as Delaware moves to a plastic bags ban. The new words come from some creative folks at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to promote a broader and deeper ban on plastic bags that starts Friday, …
Total plastic bag ban begins July 1
Do you use reusable grocery store bags? Beginning July 1, you’ll have to choose between reusable and paper — and there won’t be any other options. Under Delawareâs 2019 plastic bag ban, stores were allowed to use the thicker 2.25 millimeter-thick plastic film bags, which were considered reusable under the law. Last June, the General Assembly enhanced the stateâs plastic …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review â June 10, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom. From here, you can scroll through the pdf, forward and backward, zoom in or out in 10% increments, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”https://townsquaredelaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TSD-June-10-2021.pdf” title=”TSD June 10-2021″] This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Community Sunâs out, and so are diners in the streets …
Bill would toughen, widen ban on single-use plastic bags
DNREC is surveying consumers on Delawareâs ban on single-use plastic bags. (DNREC) Delawareâs ban on single-use plastic bags might become tougher, if a new bill becomes law. HB 212, introduced Thursday, goes for multiple measures: ⢠The ban would expand to all stores as of July 1, 2022. ⢠Reusable bags would have to be even thicker. ⢠Reusable bags …
So far, so good for ban on plastic bags. Or maybe not.
âLet’s get with it and be responsible for what we can do to lessen our impact on the earth,â one consumer wrote on DNRECâs Facebook page.