He suggested a public education campaign, in which retailers tell their customers they'll only get a bag at checkout if they ask for one. Meanwhile, the city, retailers and community groups would promote shoppers' use of reusable bags or recycling of ...
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Posts Tagged ‘ reusable bags ’
Bag the bag ban in B’more – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Local teen ‘bags’ national grocery championship – 22 WSBT
The competition was held during the National Grocers Association’s annual convention. It was the first year reusable bags were used, instead of paper or plastic.
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Plastic bag ban proposal is out the window – kgw.com
Senator Mark Hass (D-Beaverton) drafted the bill banning plastic grocery bags. SB 1009 would allow stores to offer only paper and reusable bags for customers On Thursday, his office confirmed the bill was dropped from Haas' agenda
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Best grocery baggers set for competition in Vegas – Las Vegas Sun
They won't be offering paper or plastic, and the best of the bunch won't squish the bread between cans and jars. A spokesman says the fastest grocery baggers in the nation will be using eco-friendly reusable bags when they pack it in Thursday during ...
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Jim Porter: Is an EIR necessary to answer ‘Paper or Plastic?’ – Sierra Sun
... reusable bags and mandated that paper bags be recyclable
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Ban needed for plastic bags – La Jolla
There should be a law in San Diego that plastic bags be banned and people should use strong reusable bags found at your local grocery store or other stores.
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Graduation plans and more from Bryson Middle School – Greenville News
We know it's not really recycling, just reuse, but it's a start.
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Related YumSugar Stories – YumSugar.com
Related YumSugar Stories Simple Tip: Keep Reusable Totes in Your Trunk Will You Carry Your Groceries In Reusable Bags?
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Editorial: Trust market to kill plastic bag use (Feb. 4) – Corvallis Gazette-Times
We don’t much care for those plastic bags you get at grocery stores and other retailers — in fact, we pinch ourselves when we forget to lug our reusable bags from our car into stores.
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Reusable bags are an environmental solution – not a problem – The Guardian
Paula Cocozza raises a valid issue in questioning the number of reusable bags that many of us appear to be amassing ( How big is your bag-for-life mountain?
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