Generally weddings entail a lot of investments and waste. However, many couples have grown conscious of the preventable waste. So, they donate the leftover food that can be made use of and it is not wasted. The leftovers include not only food but also the gown, wedding flowers, and other stuff that are donated to nursing homes and hospitals. … [Read more...]
ShopRite’s Contest to Create Printed Tote Bags Custom Made
June 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
ShopRite started the Reusable Bag Design Contest on October 15, 2012 at Williamstown in New Jersey. The contest came to a successful end in January this year. The participants were asked to create printed tote bags custom made, with creative designs that would generate awareness regarding hunger problems across the world. The winning design would be the cover design of all ShopRite reusable tote … [Read more...]
Stowe High School Students Try to Promote Printed Custom Totes
June 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Students of Stowe High School began a campaign for replacing plastic bags with printed custom totes, in February this year. They wished to introduce this change at Shaw supermarket – the largest grocery store in town during Earth Week in April. But prior to the execution of this campaign in April, the Corporate Office at Boston refused to completely ban plastic bags. Instead, they preferred … [Read more...]
Organic and Vegan Food in LA
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Gone are the days when people would come in to a restaurant and choose a pizza or a burger. Today when people go out they look for something different, something which is healthy and something which makes them have it again. The Locavoire offers exactly that. It provides its customers with vegan, completely organic, locally produced, and raw as well as alcohol-free dinner. … [Read more...]
Vail Looking for Guidance to Promote Printed Shopping Bags
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Vail is planning to ban the use of plastic bags in the town. Looking at the impact of a similar ban in the city of Aspen, Vail is considering the same. To get a deeper understanding of the ban and its impact, the Town Council of Vail recently contacted the senior specialist in environmental health, Ashley Perl who works in Aspen. … [Read more...]
Printable Reusable Bags and Recycling in Pittsfield’s Schools
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recycling has been a part of many schools in the Unites States of America for quite some time now. Many recycling events and programs are held, mostly annually, which encourage students to recycle and make the whole recycling process a lot more fun. These programs also give the students an opportunity to come out with new and useful recycling methods. But a recent study revealed that around … [Read more...]
Organic Salt-free Seasoning in California, Arizona, and Hawaii
June 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Responding to the continuing demand for organic foods, Engage Organics is making its range of salt-free seasoning blends available across California, Arizona, and Hawaii. The promotional launch will take place on June 22nd and 23rd at all five locations of Andronico’s, a Bay Area grocery chain known for quality items. … [Read more...]
Mattress Recycling Bill Passed by State Senate
June 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Disposing off biodegradable or recyclable waste like paper or plastic is easy. But what about disposing off old mattresses? With approximately two million mattresses and box springs being dumped on California’s open spaces, it’s not surprising that the State Senate passed a bill for recycling of old mattresses on Thursday, May 30. … [Read more...]
Garage Sale in San Leandro
June 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
An exciting recycling event was held in San Leandro on June1. Garage Sale in San Leandro began from 8 in the morning to 1 in the noon on June1, and the recycling activities went on from 10 in the morning to 4 in the evening. Over 300 garage sales were reported to have taken place in preparation of which the residents of Sand Leandro began taking out old and unused items. … [Read more...]
Shoppers Adjusting to Personalized Reusable Shopping Bags Wholesale in Solana Beach
June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Solana Beach was the first city to place a ban on plastic tote bags, in the entire San Diego County. The ban came into effect from August 2012. It affects both small and large retailers. They must charge 10 cents from customers willing to purchase plastic bags while shopping. The alternative is to carry their reusable shopping bags or load the merchandise directly from the cart into their car. … [Read more...]