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Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags, Taiwan Legalizes Gay Marriage, San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition
Tanzania bans plastic bag ban in an effort to tackle plastic pollution; Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriages in historic first for Asia; San Francisco is the first city in the US to ban high-tech surveillance from being used by local agencies.
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Belize Triples Marine Protected Area, Banana Leaves Instead of Plastic Packaging, Shell Carbon Credit Scheme
Belize triples its marine reserves and prohibits fishing across most of these areas; Thai supermarkets are replacing plastic packaging with something as simple and effective as banana leaves; Shell will launch a new carbon credit scheme to offset driver’s emissions.
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New York Bans Plastic Bags, App Supports Immigrant-Run Restaurants, Farming on Top of a Shopping Center
New York becomes the second state in the U.S. after California to ban most types of single-use plastic bags; a food delivery app in San Francisco is launching a program to put place immigrant-run restaurants into the spotlight; in Copenhagen, “Refarmed” is rethinking how we produce and consume food.
