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
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
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
The Earth Day Cavalcade Continues!
No commentsEarth Day — it’s still coming! The eco-awareness world is abuzz with excitement, but one big question remains: why limit yourself to just one day? With the sheer amount of help this world needs, shouldn’t every day be Earth Day? This is the question that New York’s Star Gazette asks us today. As we are [...]
Tags: activism, conservation, Earth Day, facts, plastic, plastics, reusable bags, reusables, tips
