Friday Link Round-Up: 10/10/08

What 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, even tote bags. [Sydney […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 10/03/08

A 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 reminder: reusable bags only work […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/26/08

Wal-Mart: not as keen on waste as you might have believed. [Reuters Business and Finance]
A young man tries to find the words to describe his inner struggle with eco-consciousness. [The Lariat Online]
And then, along came the snarky rebuttal! [Mission Laughter]
The plastics industry continues to cry foul. [The Nor’wester]
Composting: the D’Artagnan to the “Three Rs” Musketeers? […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/19/08

Canada is still keen on banning the bags. [Surrey Leader]
Glass recycling is coming back in vogue. [Guelph Mercury]
Ontario needs your clean-up help on the 21st. [Timmins Press]
Wow, Canada is actually all about the recycling today! [Evening Courier]
They do get pretty miffed when you fudge the meaning of “eco-friendly,” though. [National Post]
Meanwhile across the border, another […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/12/08

The rest of San Diego County may soon be following in Encinitas’ footsteps. [Sign On San Diego]
Meanwhile, Gonzaga is following in the footsteps of all universities going green. [Gonzaga Bulletin]
Concluding the Telluride/Aspen Plastic Bag Reduction Challenge: Telluride 1, Aspen 0. [Telluride Watch]
North Carolina communities are making a heartfelt effort at replacing plastic bags. [The Appalachian]
…and […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/05/08

Trash bags? WAY CUTE!!! (Now let’s make them biodegradable!) [PSFK]
Who knew going green could be so fashionable? Oh, sweetie: we did! [La Dolce Vita]
Apparently Sheryl Crow knows this fact as well. [Ecorazzi]
Not everyone in Los Angeles is equally jazzed about the impending bag tariff. [Metropolitan News-Enterprise]
Nor is everyone on the Jersey Shore too enthused about […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 08/29/08

It still isn’t over yet in Seattle. (Seattle Times)
On the other hand, a bag tax beckons in San Francisco. (ABC7 SF)
Packing reusable bags is strenuous? Also: BAG RAAAAAAGE!!! (The Standard)
Hawaii’s big island is ready to follow Maui into bag restrictions. (Pacific Business News)
Meanwhile, Honolulu is dragging its feet. (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
More recycling-friendly back-to-school ideas. (The […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 08/08/08

Lest we forget, bags are just one battle in the war on hellish pollution. [Vice TV]
Seattle will never rest again. [Seattle P-I]
Meanwhile, another California city gets on board. [Morgan Hill Times]
And still another California city cracks down all on its own. [Marin Independent Journal]
Dudes need dude bags, apparently. [Random Rodricks]
Dan Rodricks is not done talking […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 08/01/08

Columbia, South Carolina, wants to get on board with a tax. [WIS 10]
Albany, New York, wants to get on board with a ban. [Local Politics]
Oh snaps, Los Angeles! [Inhabitat]
Some praise for the ruling in Seattle… [Seattle Times Op-Ed]
…and some criticism. [Yakima Herald]
Another week, another go at a life without plastic. This time it’s a month. […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 07/25/08

An eco-friendly party is the best party! (Also, not your grandma’s party.) [Crunchy Domestic Goddess]
Hawaii is kicking the bag habit. [The Maui News]
…and so is Portland. [The Oregonian]
Seattle’s still pretty divided on the issue, though. [King 5]
New Whole Foods bags: not so great, actually? [Note To Jon]
Grumpy old men are never satisfied with recycling efforts. […]