January 18, 2012
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Last week, the seven cities and unincorporated communities in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., passed legislation to restrict single-use plastic shopping bags, raising the number of Golden State jurisdictions with plastic bag bans from 17 to 25. Elected officials on the county’s waste management board voted 8-5 to prohibit supermarkets, pharmacies and other large retailers [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 12, 2012
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Starting this year, Madison, Wis. residents will be able to recycle plastic shopping bags curbside, according to the city’s Streets Division. Madison’s recycling program accepts plastic grocery, produce and newspaper bags. Water softener salt bags, bread bags and other plastic bags marked as #2 plastic (HDPE) or #4 plastic (LLDPE) can also be recycled, along [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 31, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
This comes from Lindsay Scherr, the daughter of my longtime colleague Jacob Scherr:
“For our local Hallowgreen Party, Jon and I braved the rain in our handmade costumes m… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 26, 2011
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Some get their Halloween fright-fix from ghosts and goblins, but for greenies, it’s hard to get scarier than a look at the American waste stream. We’ve come a long way with recycling. But, as these chilling facts prove, there’s still a lot of work to be done. So, turn on those nightlights, grab a friend’s [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 13, 2011
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In today’s culture of mass consumption, the things we throw away often vanish from our minds, but all that trash has to go somewhere. Look at the numbers on garbage and you’ll see it’s more than just trashy — it’s appalling. Luckily, there’s plenty we can do about it. Written by Laura Moss, MNN Garbage [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 19, 2011
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Just a few months before a plastic bag ban goes into effect in Los Angeles County’s unincorporated areas, the Long Beach, Calif., City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday evening to ban single-use plastic shopping bags at its major retailers. Modeled after Los Angeles County’s ordinance, the law prohibits retailers from distributing both conventional and [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 13, 2010
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As Managing Editor of Earth911, one of my favorite parts of the holiday season is diving into our archives, brooding over the events of the past 12 months. Ten years from now, I will remember 2010 as a year of environmental hardship – the Haitian earthquake, Gulf Coast Oil Spill and the devastating Nashville flood. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 10, 2010
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U.S. territory American Samoa has officially made it illegal for stores to give out plastic shopping bags. Signed last week by Gov. Togiola Tulafono, the law will go into effect on Feb. 23, 2011. The passing comes on the heels of California’s recent rejection of Bill AB 1998 (commonly referred to as the Plastic Bag [...] Continue reading
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