Archive for October, 2008
Plastic Bags Ruining It For Everyone, Even Recycling (Thanks a Lot!)
No commentsFrom Auckland to Portland, tons of perfectly recyclable items are being left, despite their previous owners’ best intentions, to languish amongst the landfills. How could this happen, when people worked so hard to make sure they remembered to use the blue bins and do their parts to separate out their recyclables? Three words: disposable plastic [...]
Game Day? More Like… Green… Day?
No commentsThe University of Missouri at Columbia is proud of their Tigers, come game day. Lately, however, it seems like they have more than just football to be proud of — namely, the Tiger Tailgate Recycling Volunteers, a group of students who have come together to show the world that a little effort and forethought can [...]
Bloggers Attempt to Get Creative With Reusable Bags
No commentsEveryone knows that reusable bags are great for going grocery shopping — but what happens to them when the weekly veggie run is over? Are they to be relegated to a lonely existence in the trunk of your car until you run out of milk again? The bloggers at Experience Green don’t think so, and [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 10/10/08
No commentsWhat a slow news week it has been! Let’s see if we can wrassle us up some fun links. A chair made of plastic bags? Looks uncomfortable. I’ll take the chicken. [TechLime] Turning shirts into bags in Chattanooga! [Chattanooga Times Free Press] Salvation Army finds success in plastic bag collecting. [Pioneer Local] Everything is political, [...]
What to Look For in a Reusable Bag
No commentsThere are a ton (and that’s a conservative estimate) of reusable bags on the market right now, and as you may have noticed right now, they are not all created equal. From hundred-dollar designer charity bags made from authentic third-world rice sacks, to the super-cheap and bright-colored boxy ones hanging in a row by your [...]
Encinitas and the Plastic Bag Ban: Part Deux
No commentsAs we may recall, last month, Encinitas became the first city in San Diego County to move forward with a ban on disposable plastic bags. Thanks to the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce’s monthly circular, Encinitas First, I can keep you posted on the latest development in our environmental saga. Jacy Bolden, City of Encinitas Environmental [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 10/03/08
No commentsA popular topic this morning: how do you remember your reusable bags? [The Green Routine] Are the Barbados ready to go green? [The Nation Newspaper] The Cayman Islands definitely are! [Cayman Net News] Eight ways to Go Green at the office. [Live Science] Go Green with your wardrobe while you’re at it! [RedOrbit] A friendly [...]
IKEA Goes From Tax to Ban
No commentsMaybe it’s just personal bias based on their stylish furniture and tasty meatballs, but IKEA has always seemed to have a singular sense of practical-yet-extraordinary innovation. Example #1: my ridiculous indispensable Kitchen-in-a-Box set, awesome! Example #2: over a year ago (before it was popular!) IKEA was among the first companies to start advocating reusable bags. [...]
Big Trouble with Little Garbage Disposals?
No commentsLet’s take a timeout from our normal topics to address a rather unusual, but completely valid, environmental concern — garbage disposals. I came across an article in Slate yesterday, where a troubled reader wrote in with this question: I’m sorry to say I live in an apartment without a composter for organic waste. Given the [...]
