Archive for October, 2010
Reusable Bags: The Plastics Industry Fights Back
No commentsWhen it comes to misusing statistics, there are no finer experts than the lobbyists that support well funded industry groups. While the trend toward reusable grocery bags has been relatively painless thus far in communities have enacted a ban on plastic sacks, in Canada the plastics industry chose to inject scare tactics into the debate. [...]
“Surfing Nosara” Steps up on Going Reusable!
No commentsReuseThisBag.com is happy to announce that “Surfing Nosara” has joined the cause and will soon to be offering reusable bags at their shop located in the town of Nosara Costa Rica. Surfing Nosara operates a multi-dimensional business where they operate several types of business’s all within the umbrella called “Surfing Nosara.” The first of these [...]
Brownsville Texas Eases into Reusable Bag Trend
No commentsThe movement toward municipal laws limiting the use of plastic and paper bags in retail outlets has been limited thus far to progressive cities like San Francisco, small cities such as Telluride, Colorado and areas with serious litter problems like Maui, Hawaii and Washington DC. But the entire trend towards sustainable consumer practices continues as [...]
Plastic Bag Tax Proves Effective
No commentsOne of the methods employed by municipalities and other government jurisdictions attempting to reduce the usage of disposable plastic bags has been the imposition of a tax on each bag that is distributed. A consumer that comes through a checkout lane without a reusable bag is charged a nominal tax for each plastic bag that [...]
Sushi Chef Fins it up in Cardiff by the Sea!
No commentsNot that this post has anything to do with custom bags or anything but i was thrilled by the read and the possibility of making an actual real sushi knife out of a surfboard fin! I thought i would share it with you here in this forum. Long time friend of ReuseThisBag.com owner Doug Lober [...]
Another City, Telluride, Colorado Bans Plastic Bags!
No commentsOn October 6, 2010 a small city in the Rocky Mountains became the latest municipality to take a proactive step towards sustainable practices. Telluride, Colorado – an old mining town that thrives today on the ski industry built up in the surrounding mountains—opted to ban the distribution of plastic bags for most retail uses in [...]
Plastic Bag Use Down in UK
No commentsBritish conservation organization Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) announced its most recent annual survey of consumer bag usage, an accumulation of date that has been conducted annually since 2006. Compared to the statistics from that initial year, consumer use of carrying bags from supermarkets was 41% lower in the latest survey conducted in 2009/2010. [...]
