Isle Be Green would like to thank HilexPoly for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag program.

HilexPoly is an industry leading manufacturer of plastic bag and film products. Focusing primarily on high density polyethylene (HDPE) film products and related services, their products range from bagging systems to agricultural films. Their recycling facility is the largest closed loop plastic bag recycling facility in the world, where plastic bags are turned back into resin pellets and then back in to bags.

Isle Be Green would like to thank South Hampton Roads RC&D for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Resource Conservation and Development better known as RC&D is a unique program.  It helps people care for and protect their natural resources in a way that will improve the area’s economy, environment, and living standards.

RC&D gets people involved to identify and solve human, economic, and environmental problems in their communities.  RC&D addresses local
problems by obtaining assistance from the private sector, corporations, foundations, and all levels of government.

RC&D councils are comprised of local citizens.  They represent farmers, businesses, and units of government to coordinate economic development projects primarily in rural areas.

Isle Be Green would like to thank the Isle of Wight County Tourism department for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

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Isle Be Green would like to thank Red Dot Public Relations for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Red Dot Public Relations, Go Green With Red Dot, works with companies and government municipalities to develop and promote green, sustainable, and eco-friendly programs that resonate. With their extensive experience in developing strategic environmental programs that implement good stewardship initiatives and grassroots campaigns, they have been very successful in delivering measurable results for our clients.

Isle Be Green would like to thank Commonwealth Gin for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Commonwealth Gin provided a great informational display about how plastic bags can contaminate cotton crops.

For more information about Commonwealth gin please visit their website: www.commonwealthgin.com.

Isle Be Green would like to thank Retail Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Retail Alliance is a full-service Business Resource extending throughout southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Retail Alliance partners have unprecedented access to the tools they need to make their business more effective and more profitable. These tools include business support services in Business and Credit Information, Pre-Employment Screening and Employee Benefit Programs.

Isle Be Green would like to thank Bayport Credit Union for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Their support is aiding the program in promoting environmental responsibility in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Isle Be Green would like to thank Farm Fresh for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag program.

Their support is aiding the program in promoting environmental responsibility in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Farm Fresh stores also host Isle Be Green plastic bag recycling drop off points.

The following story demonstrates the dedication Farm Fresh has to environmental responsibility:

Farm Fresh and their 45 stores throughout Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina, is receiving a commendation from the Virginia General Assembly for exemplary environmental stewardship because of its reusable shopping bag program.

Daily Press reports that each time a reusable bag is used in a Farm Fresh store instead of paper or plastic, Farm Fresh makes a five-cent donation to the nonprofit environmental organization for its Hampton Roads education, restoration, and advocacy programs. Farm Fresh also gives the customer a nickel discount for each reusable bag utilized.

In the first 12 months of the program, Farm Fresh Supermarkets have sold 81,265 reusable bags, being used 456,743 times in 2008. Which is preventing more than 538,008 plastic grocery bags from making their way into Virginia’s waste stream or as litter in its roads or fields.

Isle Be Green would like to thank Commercial Power Sweeping for attending the kick-off of the plastic bag recycling and reusable shopping bag promotion program.

Their support is aiding the program in promoting environmental responsibility in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Today, Commercial Power Sweeping is recognized as one of the top power sweeping contractors in America. They sweep, as well as perform a variety of other pavement-related and other services, throughout Virginia or North Carolina.