Posts Tagged ‘straws’
Straw man
19Nov20
PREDICTION: On or about June 30, 2021, someone will post on one of the local Facebook groups the following tale of woe: Tonight, I picked up takeout for the family at [local restaurant.] Imagine my frustration when I got home and there were no utensils and no straws in any of the paper bags! I […]
Filed under: Humor, Opinion, Wakefield | 1 Comment
Tags: Arlington, ban, businesses, Chamber of Commerce, Climate Change, composting, consumers, containers, dolphins, elections, environment, Environmental Sustainability Committee, Facebook, Global Warming, globalism, Humor, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, Opinion, packaging, plastic, plastic bags, Politics, pollution, polystyrene, recycling, restaurants, sea turtles, storesCambridge, straws, styrofoam, Town Meeting, utensils, voting, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA
Charging forward
22Nov19
If you thought the local plastic bag ban passed by the town a couple of years ago was bad, take heart. It’s about to get a lot worse. The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a measure that would ban plastic bags statewide. The State Senate is now debating the legislation before it moves on to the […]
Filed under: Columns & Essays, Humor, Nature & Wildlife, News, Opinion, Politics, Wakefield | 1 Comment
Tags: ban, business, carbon tax, charging station, CVS, electric vehicles, electricity, environmentalists, EV, Farmland, flaring, food, fossil fuels, Humor, Karen Spilka, legislature, litter, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, MGLD, natural gas, Opinion, plastic, plastic bags, Politics, power, sea turtles, Senate, straws, Wakefield Daily Item, WakefieldMA, Walgreens
