The Great Reusable Bag Debate Rages on in Oregon
No commentsThe Oregon state legislature is actively considering a law that would impose a ban on the use of plastic bags in some retail outlets, following the lead of legislation enacted by dozens of counties, cities, and towns across the country. The law would ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores and mandate grocers [...]
Tags: cool reusable bags, grocery stores, plastic bags, reusable bags
Creating Plastic Free Lunches This School Year
No commentsAs the new school year gets underway, many people will be making lunches for their children, on a daily basis. Along with all this lunch making comes the question of what the best way to pack it up is. While many people reach for a box of plastic bags, it may not be the best [...]
Support AB 1998 to ban the bag!
No commentsAround 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away every year in the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. They fester in our landfills and oceans, taking upwards of 1,000 years to decompose while leaking toxins into the soil and suffocating wildlife. It’s an issue that has been brewing for quite some time. Now the [...]
Reusable Bags Create Health Hazzards? Plastic Bags Create WORLD HAZZARDS!
No commentsThere comes a time when we all need to look at what is coming about with plastic bags and decide to put our foot down. As a blogger and business owner i am kept aware of the reusable bag world and news within it daily by daily Google alerts. Until recently, they were looking surprisingly [...]
Happy Earth Day 2010!
No commentsA few things we here at ReuseThisBag.com are thankful for! Please add your comments for what you are as well. Let us take this day to be thankful for all that is Earthly! Fresh fruits and vegetables, snow capped mountain peaks, waves we ride, rivers that run, foggy mornings on the beach, Fish in our [...]
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: 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: 09/04/09
No commentsAuckland supermarkets take a giant step backwards and crumbles under pressure to stop charging for plastic bags. [New Zealand Herald] Santa Cruz fights the scourge of plastic bags. [Santa Cruz Sentinel] A small New York town makes reusable bags a bullet point at the last town hall meeting. [Riverhead News-Review] What does “going green” mean? [...]
Weekly Link Round-Up: 08/28/09
No commentsReusable bag bacteria: the silent killer, or easily-remedied hysterics? Protip: wash your bags! [University of Idaho Argonaut] When it comes to reusable bags, some smart mamas were ahead of their time. [Washington Post] More Seattle citizens sound off on the voting down of the bag tax proposal. [Seattle Times] The British Columbia Ministry of Education [...]
Tags: back-to-school, plastic bags, reusable bags, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods
Weekly Link Round-Up: 08/21/09
No commentsFree movie screening in Fort St. John, Canada, aims to bring awareness to the plastic bag problem. [Energetic City] The Seattle bag tax proposition is shot down in the vote, prompting Portland to rally in an attempt to avoid the same results. [Oregon Live] Seattle voices sound off on the bag tax failure. [Seattle Times] [...]
Tags: back-to-school, bag tax, Canada, Oregon, plastic bags, plastics, recycling, reusable bags, Seattle
