Weekly Link Round-Up: 03/05/10
No commentsWhat’s the best way to tame the bag monster lurking in your cupboards? Stop feeding it — get reusable bags instead! [Honolulu Star-Bulletin]
Residents of Washington, DC react in different ways to the 5-cent plastic bag tax. [CBN]
For your health, don’t forget to wash your reusable bags! Science explains why. [WJLA]
Reusable bags continue to prove themselves [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 02/19/10
No commentsBaltimore considers the possibilities for solutions to their plastic bag pollution problem. [Second Opinion]
Portland State University students say no thanks to the ubiquitous “paper or plastic” conundrum. [Vanguard]
Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast tourism representatives score points with reusable bag giveaways. [Coast Reporter]
Oregon students get up close and personal with how their school deals with garbage. [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 02/12/10
No commentsColorado sustainability group Infinite West provides workshops and incentives to help local businesses green up their act. [Sky-Hi Daily News]
Winnipeg Free Press columnist Lindor Reynolds calls out neighboring citizens raising a fuss about, of all things, recycling bins. [Winnipeg Free Press]
Torrey Pines Elementary student Kasi Ladjevardi discusses the need for a disposable bag ban in [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 11/13/09
No commentsRetailers across the United States continue the campaign to reward reusable bag-toting shoppers. [Journal & Courier Online]
British health food chain Holland & Barrett bans plastic grocery bags from its stores. [Daily Mail]
Seagull-proof garbage bags continue to undergo testing in Great Britain. [Your Thanet News]
One green mama blogger puts forth a reusable bag challenge to the [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 11/06/09
No commentsMore California retailers try to stem the bag ban onslaught with preemptive incentives for reusable bags. [Sign On San Diego]
Welsh consumers take a mixed stance on Assembly’s bid for retail charges on disposable bags. [South Wales Argus]
England starts trials toward a reusable “seagull-proof” bag as an alternative to other shopping options. [Thanet Press Releases]
Target joins [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 10/30/09
No commentsOntario’s Metro supermarket chain opts to introduce reusable produce bags. [Toronto Star]
EcoUnit partners with Nor-Cal and Oregon supermarkets to introduce green incentives. [TriplePundit]
Ithaca High School students go green with reconstructed Halloween costumes. [The Ithacan Online]
Trash volume plummets and recycling soars thanks to new policies in Concord, New Hampshire. [Concord Monitor]
Los Angeles business groups and non-profits [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 10/16/09
No commentsCVS may have some cash incentive for your reusable bag habits in the near future. [Forbes]
Florida’s Environmental Department considers proposing a ban on paper and plastic. [NBC Miami]
Need a stylish way to hold your trail mix? Try making your own reusable snack bag! [Whip Up
Wales makes another bid for reducing bag use. [Plastics and Rubber [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 10/09/09
No commentsRetailers in the Philippines push for a green initiative to end plastic bag use. [Business Mirror]
Hawaii takes one step forward, while Alaska takes one step back. [Plastic News]
The Fairbanks community sounds off on the bag tax through editorials and comments. [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]
North Carolina county enthusiastic about statewide recycling mandate. [Mountain Times]
One Rochester columnist is [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 09/25/09
No commentsCongratulations to Basalt, winners of the Colorado Ski Towns 2009 Reusable Bag Challenge! [The Mountain Culture]
The Grand County town collective came in second, in this challenge that eliminated the usage of an estimated 5.3 million plastic bags. [Sky-Hi Daily News]
San Jose votes to ban plastic and paper disposable bags starting in 2011! [Eco Geek]
After a [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 09/18/09
No commentsSacramento Save Mart stores start this Friday off right with free reusable bags. [Fresh Plaza]
Meanwhile, Saturday is the 25h Annual California Coastal Cleanup! Are you in? [Seal Beach Daily]
Cash back for reusable bags at CVS in the near future? Bloggers speculate. [My Baton Rouge Mommy]
Palo Alto supermarkets ditch the plastic bags. [Palo Alto Online]
A Texas [...]
