Posts Tagged ‘ plastic-containers ’

Gone Green – Vanderbilt University News

June 1, 2010
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This year, the boxed lunches traditionally offered to seniors and their family members were packaged in a keepsake reusable bag instead of plastic containers that would end up in the trash.
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Per-bag fees troublesome in difficult economic times – Daily Leader

March 1, 2010
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... used by customers to carry groceries and other items, but whether if or how much shoppers will pay for reusable bags
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WORDS FOLLOW ME:The language of virtue – NEXT

November 23, 2009
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Once a week, on Tuesday nights, my Brooklyn street is lined with the bagged and sorted waste of each household for a Wednesday morning pickup by the city's waste management workers.
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Ashland Food Co-op puts a cap on bottled-water sales – Medford Mail Tribune

September 11, 2009
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Citing waste of energy and resources, high cost and health concerns, the Ashland Food Co-op on Wednesday will stop selling bottled water in single-use plastic containers. The Co-op in its newsletter alerted members about the change, urging them to ... Semantic Topic Tags: plastic containers waste of energy food co health concerns bottled water...
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