The plastic bag ban fever is quickly spreading all across the States and both retailers and consumers are forced to find alternatives to single-use plastic bags. With the increasing awareness about environmental protection, it probably won't be long before these bags are banned in the whole of theUnited States. Plastic bag ban in Toronto The ban on plastic bags will take effect in Toronto on … [Read more...]
Solana Beach Bans Plastic Bags
July 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to a new report, Solana Beach, California is banning single-use plastic bags from the 9th of August 2012. Plastic and paper will not be an option for shoppers at grocery stores, pharmacies, food vendors and city facilities. Details of the new law The new law is targeted at decreasing single-use plastic bags in the country’s second smallest city. Three months after the ban, plastic … [Read more...]
Grocery Stores Get Prepared for Bellingham Plastic Ban
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The ban on plastic bags will come into effect this week in Bellingham, Washington. Local stores and super markets are fully preparing themselves for the ban. About the ban The plastic bag ban will start on the 1st of August, 2012. Shoppers have the option of paying a nickel for every paper bag they need or carrying their own reusable bags. The reusable bag industry is benefitting from the … [Read more...]
Thurston County Commissioners Should Ban Plastic Bags
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Thurston County has not yet imposed a ban on the use of plastic carry bags. But a growing number of residents are supporting this move. The benefits of banning plastic are plenty and they have even been documented. The ban is even supported by the Northwest Grocery Association, which is an organization that represents the wholesalers, grocery retailers, brokers and suppliers of the state. … [Read more...]
Plastic Bag Ban Favored by Toronto Council
July 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The ongoing debate about getting rid of the 5 cent levy on plastic bags has finally come to an end, resulting in a complete ban on plastic bags from 2013 in Toronto. The initiative is likely to increase the demand for wholesale reusable bags from retailers to sell at stores and supermarkets. … [Read more...]
Girl from Illinois Fights a Bill Preventing Ban on Plastic Bag
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to a recent news report, Abby Goldberg, a 13 year old from Grayslake, Illinois is fighting for the environment and has been trying to get a plastic bag ban passed recently. The girl's hometown, Grayslake is a little outside Chicago and houses just 20,000 residents. … [Read more...]
Plastic Shopping Bags Banned in Northwest Cities
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Over a million residents in the Northwest of theUnited Statesare managing without plastic grocery bags. These people living in Washington or Oregon cities have no choice as retail outlets are no longer distributing single-use plastic bags. … [Read more...]
Ban on Plastic Bags from August 1st in Bellingham
July 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The thin plastic bags that are used commonly for carrying groceries will soon be banned in Bellingham, Washington. The ban will kick in from the 1st of August and will give customers the option of using only reusable bags. … [Read more...]
2012 Santa Cruz Earth Day Event Single Largest Clean Up To Date in Monterey Bay
April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The 2012 Santa Cruz Earth Day event had 1000's of attendees with impressive clean up results. Save Our Shores, an environmental organization located in Santa Cruz, California, and large contributor to the event, sponsored four public community cleanups around Santa Cruz. The community cleanups attracted more than 550 volunteers who removed 850 pounds of pollution at seven clean up sites. In … [Read more...]
Save The Plastic Bag May Sue Marin County, California
April 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Save The Plastic Bag has until December 14th, 2011, to file an appeal against the single use plastic bag ban that Marin County, California has been trying to implement since January 2011. Marin County’s ordinance 3553 bans single use plastic bags at grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores in unincorporated Marin county and requires a 5-cent fee on single use paper bags. The county … [Read more...]