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06Nov

Weekly Link Round-Up: 11/06/09

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More 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 [...]

25Sep

Weekly Link Round-Up: 09/25/09

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Congratulations 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 [...]

04Sep

Weekly Link Round-Up: 09/04/09

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Auckland 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, [...]

28Aug

Weekly Link Round-Up: 08/28/09

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Reusable 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 [...]

21Aug

Weekly Link Round-Up: 08/21/09

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Free 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 [...]

22May

Friday Link Round-Up: 05/22/09

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Plastics 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 [...]

15May

Friday Link Round-Up: 05/15/09

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News 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 [...]

08May

Reuse This Bag Supports Assembly Bill 68!

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California 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 [...]

05May

Plastic Bag Debate Begins Anew in Madison

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The 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 [...]

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01May

Friday Link Round-Up: 05/01/09

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Aylsham 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 [...]