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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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] [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
