Paper or Plastic? Neither!
New report will help cities promote reusable grocery bags
March 8, 2010 – Green Cities California (GCC) announced today the release of its Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) on Single Use and Reusable Bags. The MEA, commissioned by GCC and developed by ICF International’s Sacramento office, summarizes existing studies on the environmental impacts of [...]
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The deadline for registering for the FREE Isle Be Green Animal Artz Workshops is fast approaching, March 14, at 5 p.m. Information about the upcoming youth and adult workshops can be found by clicking here. You can also view more details by clicking on the events section of the website. The workshops are scheduled for [...]
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By Daniel Gansle
eHow
Are you tossing your used printer inkjet or toner cartridges into the garbage can? If so, you could be losing out on receiving cash for that trash. In this article, you’ll learn how to help the environment while reaping financial rewards by recycling your used printer inkjet and toner cartridges.
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“Pitch in on plastic” Feb. 25, 2010
http://epilot.hamptonroads.com/Olive/ODE/VirginianPilot/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=VmlyZ2luaWFuUGlsb3QvMjAxMC8wMi8yNQ..&pageno=MTY.&entity=QXIwMTYwNw..&view=ZW50aXR5
Re “Plastic bags linger as Richmond dithers,” editorial, Feb. 16:
What The Pilot failed to recognize in its critique of lawmakers for failing to ban plastic bags is that there are alternatives to these more extreme measures. The Retail Alliance, in conjunction with Isle of Wight [...]
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(CNN) — Mark Ashley watches with a weary eye whenever flight attendants walk up and down the aisles of a plane to [...]
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http://www.nubiusorganics.com/Reusable-Bags-C478.aspx
Reusable Bags
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Earthtimes.org
Source: GreenopolisI hate to shop. Or let me put it this way; I’m dangerous when I shop. Especially in a bookstore or hardware store – I can always find some “useful item” I don’t really need or a book I don’t have time to read. If I go food shopping, I buy every food item [...]
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Wiltonbulletin.com
Written by Joan Lownds
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 06:00
The Board of Selectmen continued to float the issue of a ban on plastic bags at its meeting last Tuesday, Feb. 16. Selectman Ted Hoffstatter said he wrote a draft of an ordinance prohibiting plastic bags in retail stores in town, but the discussion was [...]
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WGAL.com
Lawmakers Consider Washington, D.C., San Francisco Bans
POSTED: 10:06 pm EST February 22, 2010
UPDATED: 9:56 am EST February 23, 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A push to eliminate paper and plastic bags at grocery stores is gaining momentum.A new law in Washington, D.C., requires shoppers to pay 5 cents for each bag and plastic bags have been banned [...]
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