Hong Kong authorities are trying to impose new rules that will cut the use of single-use plastic in a wide variety of businesses from Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. #earthday
Hong Kong has passed a legislation to stop the sale and distribution of Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery as a way to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the city.
Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics began on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. A variety of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products are now prohibited from being sold or taken away. The first six months following the roll-out will be an “adaptation period,” which means the government will not take enforcement action against non-compliant […]
Hong Kong restaurants have been slow to switch to eco-friendly alternatives following the single-use plastics ban enacted on Monday, with many still using disposables. Single-use plastics including straws and utensils are forbidden under the ban. Restaurants have a six-month grace period to comply with the new rules, under which the government will not take enforcement […]
Monday is Earth Day and the official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs.
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U.S. President Joe Biden approved California's Major Disaster Declaration sent back in March by Governor Gavin Newsom for the winter storms in Feb of 2024.
All three locations were selected with the help of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Two existing swine barns were converted for cattle production on the Larkin Township site.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe City Council is considering a bill that would ban people standing on medians. Nearly a dozen people showed up to Wednesday night's meeting for public comment. The bill, introduced by Mayor Alan Webber, would ban people sitting and standing on medians. It doesn't explicitly mention panhandlers but most speakers were []
SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office is asking the community to help identify a man who was found dead on Friday. Santa Fe County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the corridor of Redondo Peak, in the Rancho Viejo Subdivision, at approximately 11 a.m. Deputies responded to the location after medical []
Those with outstanding bench warrants from any magistrate or district court in New Mexico are being offered a fresh start with an event to safely surrender at the Santa Fe County District Courthouse.