Posts Tagged ‘ grocery ’

Program helps schools, environment – Batavia Sun

March 10, 2010
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Irritated with a plethora of plastic bags I constantly have to remind myself to bring to the store to recycle, I've been trying to keep extra earth-friendly grocery bags inside my car for those spur of the moment trips to the grocery store. And now I ...
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Eco Art Chronicles : Reusable Sandwich Bags Changing the World One … – Associated Content

March 6, 2010
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trips to the grocery store, when running low never thinking twice.... Not until now, when Kwan of Granby Massachusetts thought of a small solution to a huge global problem.
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Haliburton goes green – Haliburton Echo

February 28, 2010
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From ditching a Styrofoam cup in favour of using a reusable travel mug to bringing cloth bags to the grocery store, there are many ways sustainable practices are becoming daily habits. Sustainable living, however, extends beyond these simple ...
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9 Things You Can Give Up For Lent That Will Help The Environment – The Daily Green

February 16, 2010
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rnDo you opt for paper or plastic when at the grocery store? Neither is a good choice. Twelve million barrels of oil were used to make the 88.5 billion plastic bags consumed in the United States last year
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Bill would tax disposable shopping bags – Altavista

February 11, 2010
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RICHMOND - Grocery shopping ... disposable plastic and paper bags provided by retailers
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Bill would tax plastic shopping bags – Vancouver Business Journal

February 8, 2010
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RICHMOND – Grocery shopping would be pricier, but Virginia’s environment would be cleaner, under a proposed state tax on disposable plastic and paper bags provided by retailers. House Bill 1115, sponsored by Del. Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington), would ...
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Related YumSugar Stories – YumSugar.com

February 5, 2010
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Related YumSugar Stories Simple Tip: Keep Reusable Totes in Your Trunk Will You Carry Your Groceries In Reusable Bags?
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You’ll know he’s the one when … – Earthtimes

February 4, 2010
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On the way to his home, you stop at the grocery store to grab some ingredients and a bottle of wine. He busts out his not only reusable, but recycled as well, shopping bags, and answers "neither" to the "Do you want paper or plastic?"
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