tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879690283139056532024-03-14T09:47:28.709-07:00No More Plastic Bags Please!A compilation of news about campaigns around the world to eliminate single use plastic bags.
What's the simplest thing you can you do to save a sea turtle, stop the need for oil wars, preserve a river, protect our children's future? Bring a reusable bag to the store!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-14115742087755334142007-06-25T08:05:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:24:51.592-07:00Deplasticize Your LifeGreetings. I've had to take a hiatus from this blog due to a lot of demanding projects. I'm not sure how often I will be able to post for the next 6 months but I'll try to find something interesting at least once a month. The war against plastic bags has gotten to a whole new level in the last year and I just can't keep up with all the articles and activity. But this is a good thing!Here's Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-72799213594939501932007-05-01T20:50:00.000-07:002007-05-01T21:01:01.568-07:00Food Waste and Compostable Plastic Bags Go TogetherSounds like LA needs to beef up it's ability to compost food waste collection, in order to handle the type of compostable plastic bags that San Franscisco is now using:April 10, 2007Compostable bags no solution for L.A. areaThe county and city lack the infrastructure to copy S.F.'s answer to plastic-sack pollutionBy Charles Proctor, LA Times, Los Angeles, CASan Francisco's landmark ban on common Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-32288810020934686932007-05-01T20:21:00.000-07:002007-05-01T20:35:08.004-07:00Six Month Pledge Campaign by Art Student Had to include this one, it's about a plastic bag education campaign by Roman Jaster, a student at my alma mater:Apr 30, 2007CalArts Student Says No to Paper and PlasticBanned in San Francisco and likely on the way out in LA, too, plastic bags have truly become an enemy of the state, at least in California. But paper's no angel, either; the only real solution is to get people to start bringing Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-6721772048196736082007-04-29T08:24:00.000-07:002007-04-29T08:33:09.105-07:00Modbury Joins the ClubEnglish town bans plastic bagsAP, London, UKA small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in a bid to help the environment and cut waste — a move environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.Shopkeepers in Modbury, population 1,500, agreed to stop giving out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-84351572200488611752007-04-29T08:18:00.000-07:002007-04-29T08:23:31.927-07:00Canada Moving Beyond the BagThis is a summary of what's going on in Canada these days:Apr 28 2007Age of plastic belongs in the past Mitch Wright, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Vancouver Island, CanadaPaper or plastic? How about neither!Few shoppers still choose the once-ubiquitous brown paper grocery bags, opting instead to save a tree or two by choosing their now even more prevalent plastic counterparts. But there’s a growing Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-65491880044924430622007-04-26T07:26:00.000-07:002007-04-26T07:46:24.448-07:00The Changing Face of Shopping Bags in EthiopiaThis is an opinion piece from Ethiopia on the potential ban there. The writer makes some good points, namely that there needs to be a public education campaign to accompany any ban. But the piece quotes a New Scientist article that I have a big problem with (couldn't find the original link): "As greenhouse gas emission rise to the top of the environment agenda, plastic begins to look even better,Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-47296406001138676892007-04-26T07:17:00.000-07:002007-04-26T07:47:47.937-07:00Bagging reusables in plastic Time to go OFF autopilot here folks, if your goal is to actually make a difference that is. If it's more greenwash, then, I guess it makes sense:April 25, 2007Bags you win!Lynn Morris, Dorset Echo, UKSHOPPERS queued for hours to buy a designer shopping bag emblazoned with the words "I'm not a plastic bag". It was sold to them in - you guessed it - a plastic bag... Here's another link about the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-85405213728643675412007-04-23T21:47:00.000-07:002007-04-23T21:54:50.977-07:00Feminist Mormon Housewives use Reusables!I had to post this one, from the Feminist Mormon Housewives Blog. Wow, who knew there was such a thing? They look like a cool bunch of ladies actually:April 23, 2007Paper or Plastic? Neither pleasefMhLisa, Feminist Mormon HousewivesI’m sad to admit that my attempts at being eco-friendly are mostly a bit lame. I don’t shower in a pan, and reuse all my water ten times like some people. But I have Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-6023180422619630772007-04-23T21:30:00.000-07:002007-04-23T21:44:38.380-07:00ADM and Bio-plasticThe label "Biodegradable" can be misleading. I must say that I am suspicious of anything ADM does. Even if they ARE plant based, these bags could create the same problems the much-touted ethanol "solution" will - using huge amounts of energy to farm the corn, plus the pesticide runoff and other pollution, and the insanity of using food to run cars or manufacture bags. We should be focusing on Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-76830356322605195602007-04-23T21:25:00.000-07:002007-04-23T21:28:13.600-07:00Los Angeles Next?Hey, maybe my hometown will jump on the bandwagon too!4/23/2007L.A. County Supervisors Considers Options to Combat Plastic Bag ProblemsRecycling Today MagazineOn April 10 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed the possible banning of plastic bags in the county. San Francisco recently passed legislation banning the bags, with New York State considering the move...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-61994827116411271582007-04-21T21:30:00.000-07:002007-04-21T21:37:00.622-07:00Leaf Rapids beats San FranciscoThe little Canadian town of Leaf Rapids beat San Francisco to be the first town in North America to ban plastic bags:Apr 2, 2007Tiny Canadian town enacts ban on plastic bagsBy Patricia Launt, Reuters, TorontoA small Canadian town claimed the honor on Monday of being the first municipality in North America to ban retailers from using plastic bags, in an effort to maintain its pristine environment.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-53594160944699841812007-04-21T21:16:00.000-07:002007-04-21T21:28:14.412-07:00Brooklyn Assembly Bill to Ban IntroducedApril 21, 2007Assemblyman: It’s time to bag the plastic Gary Buiso, Courier Life, Brooklyn, NYAssemblymember William Colton recently introduced a bill seeking to ban plastic grocery bags from large supermarkets statewide...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-21829402332722505022007-04-19T16:41:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:53:42.747-07:00God Forbid We "interrupt the checkout flow"Elizabeth Royte, author of the newly published Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash makes some excellent points here - recycling the bags desn't really "close the loop"; feel-good, green-washed activities are not enough; and corporate profits are still trumping real change:April 18, 2007Why The Bag Backlash? Elizabeth Royte, The Huffington PostWhen I was asked to speak at something called Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-2606822880453905722007-04-19T16:37:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:40:23.888-07:00Santa Cruz Next?It's so exciting how other cities have been inspired by San Francisco's bold move:Non-biodegradable plastic bags could be banned in Santa CruzThe Associated PressSANTA CRUZ, Calif.- Plastic bags may soon be banned in Santa Cruz.Taking a cue from neighboring San Francisco, the city is considering a ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags used by supermarkets and other retailers. The petroleum-based Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-70939667824987696642007-04-18T23:00:00.000-07:002007-04-18T23:04:08.448-07:00Fewer Bags = Money Saving in CanadaStoreowner says ban will save him money:April 18, 2007Fewer grocery bags would mean big savings: storeowner SHERRY MARTELL The News, Nova Scotia, CanadaA North Shore grocer wants more people to shop with reusable, environmentally friendly bags.Mike Belliveau, owner of Mike’s Foodland in Tatamagouche, said reducing disposable bag use would benefit both businesses and the environment.“We have a Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-48400412774372181682007-04-18T22:56:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:58:55.488-07:00Berkeley Considers BanBerkeley may soon follow it's neighbor San Francisco:April 18, 2007Berkeley considers banning plastic grocery bagsBy Kristin Bender, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CABERKELEY — The question "paper or plastic?" may soon be a thing of the past in Berkeley.The city that was the first in the state to ban Styrofoam coffee cups and takeout containers in businesses and the first in the nation to convert its Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-26234747652925492442007-04-18T22:54:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:55:44.086-07:00Sainsbury's One Day BanApril 19, 2007Sainbury's bans plastic carrier bags for a dayDavid Adam, environment correspondent The Guardian, UKThe supermarket giant Sainsbury's is to ban disposable plastic carrier bags - for a single day. Shoppers passing through the checkouts on Friday next week will instead be given 10p reusable bags for free, a move that Sainsbury's called a "revolution in supermarket shopping"...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-69315211730323609812007-04-18T22:42:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:52:43.768-07:00SF BAN!I didn't get to post on this important vote last month because my blog was down. SF rocks!March 27, 2007SF supes vote to ban plastic bags in storesSan Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 this afternoon to make the city the first in the nation to prohibit petroleum-based plastic checkout bags in large markets and pharmacies...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-22852045288253196642007-04-18T22:35:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:41:56.140-07:00Rochester's Ban BillRochester NY may follow San Frnacisco's lead in banning the bag:March 30, 2007State Senator Wants Plastic Bag BanWHAM.com Channel 13, Rochester, NYState Senator Jim Alesi (R-Perinton) is drafting a bill that would make drug and grocery stores cut their non-biodegradable plastic bag use in half by the end of 2010 and stop using them altogether by the end of 2012...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-37151201719400046162007-04-18T22:31:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:34:15.422-07:00Plastic Bag KitesThis Japanese artist living in NYC makes interesting work from plastic trash - both bags and bottles:Miwa KoizumiSince I moved to NY four years ago, I have started to see garbage as small creatures. Everywhere I go they are waiting for me. I pass by and they want to talk with me.I think this is based on an Asian mentality. ( also I use a lot of ephemeral materials to make a meaning for nothing) Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-61002092046061631422007-04-17T17:52:00.000-07:002007-04-17T18:01:19.948-07:00Back at last! plus the Ditty BopsHA! At last I have access to my blog again!It's been almost 2 months. Big apologies to my readers. I got caught in Blogger's switch to a new version. Suddenly I couldn't get on through the old or the new portal, or whatever it's called.Here's a sweet little ditty from my friends The Ditty Bops calledPaper or Plastic - the musicalPlease sign their Plastic Reduction Petition and help stop the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-87445511214444892492007-02-23T19:19:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:24:33.991-08:00Guns and PlasticRather chilling quote from an artist using plastic bags as a medium - he found a marked similarity between human beings and plastic - “Both are disposable in one hand and immortal on the other.”Sculptures show opens at Rohtas GalleryDaily Times, Lahore, PakistanAn exhibition featuring images made from plastic bags began at the Rohtas Gallery here on Tuesday. The exhibition titled ‘I Love You’ Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-55796490806434647552007-02-23T19:17:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:19:05.044-08:00Legacy of Plastic TrashNo matter how hard we try, in the end we may be remembered for nothing more than the plastic bags we leave behind:Jan. 31, 2007What's your legacy?Comment is Free blog from the Guardian UnlimitedCycling along the Regent's Canal through east London at the weekend, the scene was delightful - well, semi-delightful. The coots and moorhens, present in number, were bobbing and diving, looking almost Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-8950595972137398152007-02-23T19:14:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:17:02.296-08:00Grandmothers and GranddaughtersFrom an American living in Korea, she remembers her grandparents' deeply ingrained habits of conservation and searches for ways to reduce her own waste "Living in Korea has helped shaped my awareness of my wastes in small ways; living here has helped point my mind towards waste rather than just convenience."January 31, 2007Habits of WasteBetween pee and kimchee blogWhen my grandmother stayed withJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587969028313905653.post-81693198518858263772007-02-23T19:10:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:13:46.687-08:00Japanese Garden of Recycled MaterialsJudith Selby Lang is an artist with a big, beautiful vision. She is creating "ReCycle Ryoan-ji", a 20' x 48' replica of Ryoan-ji Garden in Kyoto made entirely out of recycled materials as part of the 2007 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival. It will be presented in the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza. Check out her blog about the process of creating this installation.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.com0