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The plastic rebellion

September 4, 2018

An indigenous rebellion against plastic cups has taken hold in the Tzu’tujil Maya town of San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala.  The only town in the country so far to ban plastic hasn’t done so solely to protect the environment from discarded tortilla bags and other refuse. The ban on disposable plastics, enacted in 2016, is […]

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