## NewsBits
The Fort Collins, Colorado City Council **will not be banning single-use plastic bags**. Still on the table, however, are [proposals](http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20121127/NEWS01/311270040/Council-takes-bag-ban-off-table-advances-cardboard-recycling-mandate?nclick_check=1) to expand education about plastic bag recycling options, impose fees or taxes on disposable bags, or require grocers to offer customers a discount for not using disposable bags.
The [How2Recycle](http://www.how2recycle.info/) label will be adopted by Best Buy, Clorox and Minute Maid next year, according to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. The label was designed to provide **clear recyclability instructions for product packaging** and conforms to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides.
**Burt's Bees** has [partnered](http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/11/burts-bees-joins-unique-plastic-recycling-program/) with Preserve's Gimme 5 program to **recycle used lip balm tubes**. Consumers can return No. 5 plastic products to Gimme 5 bins at Whole Foods stores for recycling. Other partners for the program include Stonyfield, Brita and Tom's of Maine.
Vancouver, British Columbia motorists will soon be [driving on plastic](http://www.solidwastemag.com/news/vancouver-first-to-use-recyclables-for-asphalt/1001866128/?ref=rss&ctid=1001866128). A **new asphalt mix** that the city will begin using **includes approximately 1 percent reclaimed plastic** aggregate, which allows it to be poured at 248 degrees Fahrenheit, as opposed to 320 degrees Fahrenheit for conventional mixtures, saving fuel.
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