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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: beach clean-up, New Jersey, plastic bags, reusable bags, Vermont, Virginia
Friday Link Round-Up: 04/24/09
No commentsCanada’s Thrifty Foods ditches the disposable plastics bags come July 22nd! [Canada.com] Meanwhile in Palo Alto, Save the Plastic Bag Coalition sues the city for banning disposables. [KLIV] New York city officials are touting the passing of bottle deposit and bag tax bills. [New York Times] Living in the Vail Valley area? Party for the [...]
Tags: bag ban, bag tax, events, plastic bags, recycling, 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. [...]
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 [...]
Tags: activism, bag ban, California, Canada, Connecticut, conservation, environmental policy, events, plastic bags, reusable bags, Seal Beach, Seattle, Washington, Washington DC
More Ski Towns Join the Telluride Challenge
No commentsIsn’t it exciting when towns actually get positive and proactive about eco-awareness? We’ve reported a couple of times before on the friendly ski town reusable bag competition going on between Telluride and Aspen, but things over there just keep getting better. According to Vail Daily, three more towns have joined the challenge to save the [...]
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 [...]
