Riverside Fire Department Salutes Reuse This Bag
No commentsReusable bags help to keep the environment healthy and intact, a job that fire departments devote their lives to every day — therefore, it comes as no surprise that one day these two forces would come together in mutual support. That’s exactly what happened this month, as Reuse This Bag president Doug Lober has contributed [...]
Reuse This Bag Supports Assembly Bill 68!
No commentsCalifornia state assemblymember Julia Brownley is on a mission to reduce the amount of disposable shopping bags being wasted and littered across the landscape every day in California, and she has a plan: Assembly Bill 68, a bill which would assign a 25-cent fee to plastic, paper, and compostable grocery bags in an effort to [...]
Tags: AB 68, Assembly Bill 68, California, conservation, environmental policy, Julia Brownley, paper bags, plastic bags, pollution, reusable bags
Friday Link Round-Up: 04/17/09
No commentsReusable bags: more popular than ever! [Albany Times-Union]
Eva Longoria-Parker and H-E-B promote reusable bags for Earth Day! [Houston Chronicle]
Reusable bag sales raise money and awareness for students in Lakeside, MN. [Chisago County Press]
Plastic bag pollution in Tanzania referred to as “alarming.” [IPP Media]
Reusable bags an appealing choice in the Silicon Valley. [KLIV]
Meanwhile, legislative hearings for [...]
Tags: Africa, California, celebrities, conservation, Earth Day, Minnesota, New York, Ozarks, plastic bags, pollution, reusable bags
Friday Link Round-Up: 03/27/09
No commentsHey So-Cal, got plans tomorrow from 11AM-2PM? Help clean up Seal Beach! [Beach Trading]
Madison, WI, is entertaining the idea of a plastic bag ban! [Isthmus]
Fox News is getting in on the plastic bag greenness game. [Fox]
Going camping? Want to keep things green and sustainable? Check out this blog. [RiverWired]
Washington, DC, is still looking into a [...]
Tags: activism, bag ban, California, Canada, Connecticut, conservation, environmental policy, events, plastic bags, reusable bags, Seal Beach, Seattle, Washington, Washington DC
Friday Link Round-Up: 03/20/09
No commentsKMart customers in Australia will be deciding what should replace disposable plastic bags. Independent Weekly]
Walmart also continues its ride on the green bandwagon. [Trumann Democrat]
Fresh & Easy keep with the green times by banishing bags at their Palo Alto location. [Fresh n Easy Buzz
Reusable bags and celebrity guests were on the menu at Trader Joe's [...]
Tags: arizona, Australia, California, Cayman Islands, Fresh & Easy, recycling, reusable bags, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart
Plastic Bag Bans Come to Temecula: One Teen Takes On City Council
No commentsThe power that teenagers can have over change in the world is often vastly underrated. Caught between childlike idealism and adult activism, they are practically the embodiment of change itself. A few miles north of us in Temecula, CA, one teenager is using her voice and ambition for a noble cause: the end of free [...]
California Tops the List for Best Household Recycling
No commentsCalifornia cities are on top of the world!
On top of the recycling world, that is. According to a recent survey, a whopping four cities in California showed up in the top ten of a list of the Top 100 US cities with the best household recycling skills — including our very own home town, San [...]
Farewell to Christmas Trees
No commentsAs we know, Christmas is over and the tree in your living room is probably starting to droop and lose its needles. What are you going to do with that tree now that it’s no longer providing your home with warmth and joy? You could toss them out in the street for the garbage truck [...]
Reusable Bag Sales Double at Fresh & Easy!
No commentsGood news from MarketWatch! (Or, if anything, from Fresh & Easy neighborhood markets!) The 99-cent reusable bag is really picking up momentum, and here is a very uplifting statistic: since they started offering the option back in October, reusable bag purchases have more than doubled.
“We want to make it easier for our customers to [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 10/24/08
No commentsCanadian teens pledge to serve the environment. [Welland Tribune]
Reusable bags coming to Palm Springs. [My Desert]
They’re coming to Battle Creek as well. [Battle Creek Enquirer]
Assemblymen distributing them even on Roosevelt Island. [Roosevelt Islander]
Democracies run a bit slower, sometimes. [Everything's Corner]
A reusable bag on your shoulder is pennies in your pocket! [Urban Fashion Network]
Dallas could have [...]
