Entries in Reusable Bags
Sustaining Our Resources Now and In the Future
Monday, September 8th, 2008Plastic Bags.ppt
This power point was created to present our plastic bag program to the Valley Forward Association in Phoenix, Arizona. The Valley Forward Association brings business and civic leaders together to convene thoughtful public dialogue on regional issues and to promote cooperative efforts to improve the environment and livability of Valley communities.
ReJAVAnate - making a difference one bag at a time!
Monday, August 18th, 2008ReJAVAnate takes burlap from coffee roasters that would be otherwise sent to landfill, work with The ARC which serves individuals with developmental disabilities to hand make the bags, and sell them to individuals and organizations who want to make a statement about reducing paper and plastic bag consumption.
To learn more about these burlap reusable bags [...]
Plastic Bags are 100-per-cent Recyclable
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Excellent post from Leader-Post
Plastic bags and the environment
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association appreciates the opportunity to ensure that decisions made about plastic shopping bags are made based on fact and good science, not erroneous information.
The writer of a recent Minus 20 article (”Go green with cloth bags”, Leader-Post, Aug. [...]
Kool Bags Sold by a Kool Kid
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Way to go Amber! Amber Shriner a twelve year old entrepreneur created a reusable bag with three layers of insulation. For every “Kool Bag” sold Shriner will donate 10 percent of her profit to the 2009 Winter Special Olympics in Boise, Idaho.
For the full story click on the link below.
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/26299714.html
Walk the Walk if your going to Talk the Talk
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Wow, Look what working together has accomplished.Instead of just talking about saving the environment, the community of Shorewood with the help of local businesses, government and community groups put an action plan together and completed it.
They delivered 6.900 green reusable bags to every doorstep in the Shorewood community.
http://www.biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/2008/8/6/shorewood-partnership-is-a-winning-model
The Recycled Pear Bag from everybodygreen.com
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Everybodygreeen.com introduces The Recycled Pear Bag, a tote bag which is made from recycled plastic bottles.
Recycling plastic bags and using reusable bags are the way to go! The Recycled Pear Bag is available at select national retailers and on the Eco - Shop page of www.everybodygreen.com .