10 Year Old Oregonian Steps up Against Plastics!
No comments10 Year old Oregon girl supports reusable shopping bags and takes a stand against plastic bags!
Wineries go green with reusable bags
No commentsWine bottle totes are handy for carrying 4 or 6 bottles of wine. They have a separator that keeps the bottles upright. Reusable wine bags are the green way for wineries to give you that wonderful Cabernet. A stylish custom bag with the winery logo that will cut down on the packaging waste. Remember the [...]
Los Angeles Gets Hip on Reusable Bags
3 comments so farHappy 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 [...]
1 Million Plastic Bags Per Minute
No commentsThe 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 [...]
Recycling Fees Coming to Plastic Bag Usage
No commentsThe 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 [...]
Many stores are offering an assortment of Earth-friendly bags!
No commentsThe 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 [...]
