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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.

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 @9KZ9GDVfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, due to disabled people needing these tools, but there should be incentives on using biodegradable materials, and research put into what materials are the most useful while still being environmentally friendly.

 @9KZ97WMfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, due to disabled people having a real need to use these items. But we should have more incetives on using greener materials and more transparency on what 'biodegradable' materials really are

 @9J2HTD7from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Yes but ensure suitable replacements are available at establishments to use that function just as well as the plastics. (Kelp, bamboo, or wheat based for example)

 @9G4659Mfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

To a certain extent. They shouldn't be as easy to get and we should find a way to reduce the use of plastic

 @96FHC6Ffrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

no one likes paper straws and other non plastic products. we should recycle more

 @96FGMXNLiberalfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

make more biodegradable ones

 @8V79C9Mfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

NO, Paper Straws can Suck their Soggy Self.

 @8FX3RR9from Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

Baby steps, I believe we should take it slow and in the future we should do this.

 @9CLTRM2from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but increase incentives for biodegradable plastics instead of paper

 @8V2D7S9from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Certain products need to be available for hygiene and disabled/ill people, but not be used by the general public.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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