Bag Tax Meets Resistance Outside of Seattle
2 comments so farPort Townsend, Washington, wants to do something about disposable plastic bags. The question is, “But what?”
Although they acknowledge that plastic bags are not the best choice, downtown business merchants have resisted a ban proposed by the Bring Your Own Bag and Bottle (BYOB) group which would make it illegal for Port Townsend retailers to […]
Seattle’s Public Forum: LIVE! (Two Days Ago)
No commentsOn Tuesday, I reported that Seattle’s city council was holding a town meeting regarding a proposed expanded ban on Styrofoam and 20-cent tariff on disposable grocery bags. This morning I came across Seattle’s The Stranger, where SLOG blog correspondent Erica Barnett was on the scene to microblog play-by-plays of the hearing, observing it all so […]
Seattle to Hold Public Forum on Disposable Solutions
2 comments so farHeads up, Seattle! Tonight at 7PM, city council will be holding a public forum on two pressing and pertinent environmental subjects: a proposed wholesale ban on Styrofoam products and added 20-cent fee for disposable plastic bags.
Even if it’s costly, [Seattle Mayor Greg] Nickels says shoppers, consumers and businesses need to do right by the environment.
Council […]
A Woman Needs Disposable Bags Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle
1 comment so farThere’s a weekly news column in Pittsburg (The Kansas one, not Pennsylvania) called What Women Need, and shockingly enough it’s not Mel Gibson. In fact, for the next few weeks the articles will be dedicated to curbing our petroleum consumption and it all starts off with ditching the plastic bags.
In upcoming weeks, “What Women […]
Friday Link Round-Up: 06/27/08
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Reusable bags get all the hot dates. [Bag Monster Blog]
Going green: a matter of pride. [Bay Area Reporter]
Julia Roberts is down with reusable bags. [Ecorazzi]
Plastic bags with your newspaper? Nein, danke! [Tree Hugging Family]
Can a Proj-Run challenge translate to real-life fashion? Welp. [Etsy]
NEWS ITEM: your phone book is made out of paper! [Everything Jersey]
The bag […]
Tags: art, celebrities, fashion, opinions, recycling, reusable bags
Australian Retailers Rage Against the Anti-Waste Machine
No commentsAustralia is in hot debate over environmental policy right now — back in April, the State and Federal Environment Ministers introduced the idea of placing a tariff on disposable plastic bags that was promptly shut down, but now the Australian Greens Party is trying again. Meanwhile, just yesterday South Australian officials put forward to Parliament […]
The Weight of our Waste and a Cute Way to Reuse It
No commentsIn England, Premier Waste Management employee Tony Hitchens was concerned — surrounded by waste every day, it was only a matter of time before thoughts would turn to how much of it might he his own. So he did what anyone with a bit of logic and ingenuity might do: he armed himself with some […]
All Paths Lead to the Same Bag-Free San Diego
No commentsLots of local happenings this week!
First of all, looks like our 25 Reasons to Go Reusable page got a link over at Leucadia Blog (your one-stop Leucadia information stop). This specific blog post addresses the effort to ban plastic bags in the Encinitas area, and asks a burning question: with petroleum prices rising and […]
San Diego Stays Classy
No commentsSometimes, you read something so migraine-inducing that all you can do is back away and hope for everyone’s sake that it’s satire because the alternative is just too horrible. This morning, our own local San Diego Union-Tribune published just such an article. It seems, you see, that op-ed columnist Logan Jenkins is in the throes […]
Environmentalism in the Real World is a Touchy Subject
No commentsDavid Rogers, of Massachusetts’ Wicked Local news blog, touched upon a pretty interesting and multifaceted issue in his column yesterday: since even the best-intentioned movements can be co-opted for fashion and profit, how should we react when we see this happen with environmentalism? Should companies be called out for using such a hot-topic issue as […]
