Anti-Plastic Advocates Defend City’s Proposed Single-Use Ban
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Chicago moves to ban Styrofoam and single-use plastics.
Chicago aldermen have proposed a ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam containers in an effort to cut down on plastic pollution. We learn more from Abe Scarr, state director for the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, which helped create the proposal.
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Anti-Plastic Advocates Defend City’s Proposed Single-Use Ban
Clip: 1/16/2020 | 11m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago aldermen have proposed a ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam containers in an effort to cut down on plastic pollution. We learn more from Abe Scarr, state director for the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, which helped create the proposal.
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