Archive for May, 2009
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/22/09
No commentsPlastics industry attempts to scare off consumers with killer microbes — that said, don’t forget to wash your bags! [Globe and Mail]
Los Altos, California, makes a move to ban single-use grocery bags. [Los Altos Town Crier]
A columnist sees the light at the end of the reusable bag. [My San Antonio]
Grocers around Seattle band together to [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/15/09
No commentsNews Item: women seldom make passes at men who use disposable plastic bags. [Outer Banks Sentinel]
Washington DC is thinking about enacting the 5-cent bag tariff for the sake of the rivers. [Washington Post]
Marks and Spencer cut plastic bags by 80% thanks to trendy reusables! [Environmental Leader]
A green mama makes a vow to swear off disposable [...]
Tags: crafting, DIY, e-cycling, e-waste, parenting, plastic bags, recycling, reusable bags
San Francisco Lays Claim to Highest Recycling Rate in U.S.
No commentsLots of cities aim high when it comes to being ecologically sound, but few seem to meet those goals as consistently as San Francisco. Just today, the city’s mayor announced that the city took top honors in recycling, by managing to keep an impressive 72% of recyclable materials out of landfills.
And we’re not talking [...]
Reuse This Bag Supports Assembly Bill 68!
No commentsCalifornia state assemblymember Julia Brownley is on a mission to reduce the amount of disposable shopping bags being wasted and littered across the landscape every day in California, and she has a plan: Assembly Bill 68, a bill which would assign a 25-cent fee to plastic, paper, and compostable grocery bags in an effort to [...]
Tags: AB 68, Assembly Bill 68, California, conservation, environmental policy, Julia Brownley, paper bags, plastic bags, pollution, reusable bags
Plastic Bag Debate Begins Anew in Madison
No commentsThe great discussion over plastic bags is heading up in Wisconsin: a proposal is going before Madison’s Common Council this week which, if passed, could ban throwing away clean plastic bags. It’s reportedly the first time such a proposal has made it on the Council agenda, and proponents argue that it’s an often glossed-over topic [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/01/09
No commentsAylsham celebrates a year of plastic bag freedom! [Norwich Evening News]
Australian Target puts the kabosh on plastic bags in-store. [Geelong Advertiser]
Aussie theme park UnderwaterWorld is thrilled about Target’s big move! [The Daily]
Vermont state reps advise students on how to propose their own bag tax. [Times Argus]
Ralphs gives environmentalism the old college try with handle-less paper [...]
Tags: beach clean-up, New Jersey, plastic bags, reusable bags, Vermont, Virginia
