Archive for June, 2008
Friday Link Round-Up: 06/27/08
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Reusable bags get all the hot dates. [Bag Monster Blog]
Going green: a matter of pride. [Bay Area Reporter]
Julia Roberts is down with reusable bags. [Ecorazzi]
Plastic bags with your newspaper? Nein, danke! [Tree Hugging Family]
Can a Proj-Run challenge translate to real-life fashion? Welp. [Etsy]
NEWS ITEM: your phone book is made out of paper! [Everything Jersey]
The bag […]
Tags: art, celebrities, fashion, opinions, recycling, reusable bags
Surfrider Foundation and the Pledge Against Plastic
No commentsHave you checked out Surfrider Foundation’s web site lately? You should anyway, as it is chock full of information and environmental activism goodness. I doubly recommend it this week, however, as the site has launched a new initiative in their Action Network section: a Plastics Pledge, in the hopes of lessening one of the biggest […]
Australian Retailers Rage Against the Anti-Waste Machine
No commentsAustralia is in hot debate over environmental policy right now — back in April, the State and Federal Environment Ministers introduced the idea of placing a tariff on disposable plastic bags that was promptly shut down, but now the Australian Greens Party is trying again. Meanwhile, just yesterday South Australian officials put forward to Parliament […]
The Weight of our Waste and a Cute Way to Reuse It
No commentsIn England, Premier Waste Management employee Tony Hitchens was concerned — surrounded by waste every day, it was only a matter of time before thoughts would turn to how much of it might he his own. So he did what anyone with a bit of logic and ingenuity might do: he armed himself with some […]
Philippines Proposes Fees for Plastic Bag Use
1 comment so farNew legislative measures are being put forward in the Philippines, with the aim of changing the country’s usage of disposable plastics. Specifically, representative Al Francis Bichara’s House Bill 4134, if enacted, would slap a P2.50 tariff on disposable grocery bags, hopefully putting them out of commission altogether.
“While we find P2.50 disproportionate to the environmental and […]
Hey Austin: June 18th is Reusable Bag Day!
No commentsWho knew? According to Community Impact News, Austin, Texas, celebrates Reusable Bag Day from 10AM to 12PM this Wednesday.
Shop with a Reusable Bag on June 18
Paper or Plastic? No Thanks! I’ve got my own. On June 18 bring your own reusable bag.
Why Reusable Bag Day only lasts two hours in the middle of the […]
All Paths Lead to the Same Bag-Free San Diego
No commentsLots of local happenings this week!
First of all, looks like our 25 Reasons to Go Reusable page got a link over at Leucadia Blog (your one-stop Leucadia information stop). This specific blog post addresses the effort to ban plastic bags in the Encinitas area, and asks a burning question: with petroleum prices rising and […]
Friday Link Round-Up!
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IKEA’s reusable bag program: raging success. [Courant]
Office Max gets eco-friendly for a more conscious office space. [Soaring Mountains Academy]
Would your dad want a reusable bag for Father’s Day? [Super Chef]
Learning the Three R’s with Green Mamma’s Green Friend of the Week. [Green Mamma]
Recycled art will never fail to be interesting. [Jerusalem Post]
Reusable bags versus the […]
Seven Tips for Fielding a Farmers Market
No commentsIt’s true, sometimes you get weird looks bringing a reusable bag into a Wal-Mart or an Albertsons. One shopping venue where you’ll never feel out of place, however, is a farmers market. Locally grown and heavy on the organics, they are a haven for the environmentally-conscious and a welcome relief from the wilted drudgery of […]
San Diego Stays Classy
No commentsSometimes, you read something so migraine-inducing that all you can do is back away and hope for everyone’s sake that it’s satire because the alternative is just too horrible. This morning, our own local San Diego Union-Tribune published just such an article. It seems, you see, that op-ed columnist Logan Jenkins is in the throes […]
