Yep, We’re in the News!

Doug Lober dreamed of baggage.
It wasn’t anything recurring. Just a one-time thing that percolated into his subconscious while he was taking a break from working in the mortgage market and reading the news. The San Francisco City Council was planning to limit the use of paper and plastic bags. That night, he saw himself standing [...]

Grocery Chain Says ‘See ya’ to Plastic Bags

Starting today at the Duluth Whole Foods supermarket, plastic bags are no longer an option for shoppers.
offering plastic bags and instead ask customers to use its recycled paper bags or to bring reusable bags from home.
“Customers have really embraced it,” said John Brown, team leader for the Duluth store.
In fact, they’ve already begun making the [...]

Anatomy of a Reusable Bag

coming soon!

Happy Earth Day!

This could be the most exciting earth day in history! The entire country is even more aware of the importance of going green. We’re excited and I know you’re excited. Tell us what you’re doing today to show your ‘green’ colors.

Los Angeles Gets Hip on Reusable Bags

Happy Earth day!

Some Los Angeles grocery stores will give away reusable shopping bags today and Tuesday in observance of Earth Day, according to the California Grocers Assn.
The association and the city of Los Angeles are teaming up to give away about 50,000 bags at about 40 grocery stores to encourage consumers to use reusable bags.
The [...]

Assembly Bills Enforce Plastic Bag Reduction

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine explains the bill he has helped author to reduce the number of plastic grocery store bags used by consumers each year.  The plight to reduce plastic bag usage keeps rolling on…

DHL switches to eco-friendly courier bags

DHL Express, the world’s leading logistics and express services provider, has reiterated its commitment to sustainable development by announcing that the company will replace its regular plastic bags with new environmentally-friendly bags.
The new bags are not only stronger but are also fully reusable and recyclable and can degrade in as little as two years, leaving [...]

1 Million Plastic Bags Per Minute

The Gulfnews recently reported that approximately a million plastic bags are used every minute. What is shocking is 1 billion birds and mammals die every year by ingesting plastic bags. Read on for the complete details of this piece.

From the minute you started reading this text, for every second, 16,666 plastic bags have been used [...]

Recycling Fees Coming to Plastic Bag Usage

The Mercury news just reported that ‘Two bills scheduled to be considered Monday by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee would authorize fees of 15 cents or 25 cents a bag to discourage supermarkets and large drug stores from using plastic bags. ‘
The measures’ supporters describe them as the inevitable follow-up to a program started last [...]

Many stores are offering an assortment of Earth-friendly bags!

The Ventura Conty Star recently reported that many stores are now offering an assortment of earthly friendly bags and carryalls.
When Whole Foods Market announced that it planned to stop using disposable plastic grocery sacks at all 270-plus locations by Earth Day this year, the response was not as unanimously glowing as you might expect in [...]