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: 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: 09/04/09
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? Lots of things, [...]
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 is all about [...]
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]
Go green for [...]
Tags: back-to-school, bag tax, Canada, Oregon, plastic bags, plastics, recycling, reusable bags, Seattle
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/22/09
No commentsPlastics industry attempts to scare off consumers with killer microbes — that said, don’t forget to wash your bags! [Globe and Mail]
Los Altos, California, makes a move to ban single-use grocery bags. [Los Altos Town Crier]
A columnist sees the light at the end of the reusable bag. [My San Antonio]
Grocers around Seattle band together to [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/15/09
No commentsNews Item: women seldom make passes at men who use disposable plastic bags. [Outer Banks Sentinel]
Washington DC is thinking about enacting the 5-cent bag tariff for the sake of the rivers. [Washington Post]
Marks and Spencer cut plastic bags by 80% thanks to trendy reusables! [Environmental Leader]
A green mama makes a vow to swear off disposable [...]
Tags: crafting, DIY, e-cycling, e-waste, parenting, plastic bags, recycling, reusable bags
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
Plastic Bag Debate Begins Anew in Madison
No commentsThe great discussion over plastic bags is heading up in Wisconsin: a proposal is going before Madison’s Common Council this week which, if passed, could ban throwing away clean plastic bags. It’s reportedly the first time such a proposal has made it on the Council agenda, and proponents argue that it’s an often glossed-over topic [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/01/09
No commentsAylsham celebrates a year of plastic bag freedom! [Norwich Evening News]
Australian Target puts the kabosh on plastic bags in-store. [Geelong Advertiser]
Aussie theme park UnderwaterWorld is thrilled about Target’s big move! [The Daily]
Vermont state reps advise students on how to propose their own bag tax. [Times Argus]
Ralphs gives environmentalism the old college try with handle-less paper [...]
Tags: beach clean-up, New Jersey, plastic bags, reusable bags, Vermont, Virginia
