Tag Archives: Re-usable bags

Plastic Bag Manufacturers Playing Hard Ball Suing Eco-Friendly Companies

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Manufacturing plastic bags is big business, make no mistake about that. The inroads that Eco- groups have made getting consumers to switch from single use plastic bags to reusables has not gone un-noticed by plastics industry.

Rather than change their products by producing biodegradable bags that consumers would feel good about using, they have decided to play bully and sue ChicoBag company in South Carolina. Continue reading Plastic Bag Manufacturers Playing Hard Ball Suing Eco-Friendly Companies→

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

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As Kermit already knows, it’s not easy being green, particularly when you are trying to eliminate the unnecessary use of plastic from your life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOiwg2iHio] I’ve been writing about using less plastic in all of its forms for close to Continue reading IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN→

TARGET & CVS SAYING GOODBY TO SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS

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Last week Target, the fifth-largest U.S. retailer in 2008 and CVS announced plans designed to reduce the number of single use plastic bags their customers carry out of their 7,000 stores every year. Target  plans to give customers a 5-cent Continue reading TARGET & CVS SAYING GOODBY TO SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS→

Smart Plastic Products

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Occasionally I am asked if I am against all uses of plastic or if I think all plastic should be banned.  Of course not, the answer is no. There are real and legitimate uses of plastic.  The problem is that Continue reading Smart Plastic Products→

TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC

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It seems that the US is lagging behind most countries in the world when it comes to reducing or eliminating the unnecessary use of single use plastic bags. China, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Denmark, Canada, Belgium have all moved forward in Continue reading TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC→

Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE! The Canadian Plastics Industry conducted a  commission to study reusable bags and found problems with them.  Hmmm … anyone really surprised?  No? Me neither. Here’s a portion of what the plastics industry in Canada found: The Canadian Continue reading Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags→

WHERE DO ALL THOSE STATS ON PLASTIC POLLUTION COME FROM?

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The other day I sent out an email blast to members of the church I belong to and where I sing on Sundays.  It concerned my activism and concern for the ocean and our environment because of our use/misuse of Continue reading WHERE DO ALL THOSE STATS ON PLASTIC POLLUTION COME FROM?→