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 […]

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 […]