Gravity – The Meaning of Life by Matt Adams When I was 29, I left an amazing group of people and a good paying job in Seattle, Washington on a solo mission to culture myself and learn more about the world and what was outside of my bubble and “The…
California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), along with Environment California and organizers of the event, CALPIRG’s Student Chapter at UC Berkeley, held a press conference Wednesday, October 12, on the campus of UC Berkeley. Julia Ritchie, Environment California’s Ocean Associate, stated: “The purpose of the press conference was twofold. We…
Update: BELLINGHAM HAS NOW PASSED A PLASTIC BAG BAN ORDINANCE. See Story Photo Courtesy Dwiki. Licensed Under Creative Commons 3.0. Click for License [/learn_more] A local group in Bellingham, Washington, USA is proposing to ban plastic bags in the city. Bellingham, Washington is located just north of Puget Sound on…
PBBR reported last year about Ian Thompson of Australia setting a world record for the Fastest Solo Circumnavigation of Australia. Before setting the world record, PBBR did a story about Ian. What does this have to do with plastic bag bans? Well, Ian set the record to bring attention to…
Over 14,000 Bags Given Away To-Date In 2008, artist Teresa VanHatten-Granath began a grassroots project against plastic bags. That grassroots project, called Green Bag Lady, is an eco-friendly art project. Green Bag Lady crafts reusable bags from donated fabric – then gives away the bags for “free”. As of this…
The very first story posted on PBBR in “Grassroots Efforts” was about the ‘Just Bag It’ project in Hailey, Idaho, USA. Elizabeth Jeffrey, Project Manager, reports that the project involved many organizations, including retailers and high school students. The three largest area retailers joined the project at the outset and…
Ann Savageau’s BAGS Across the Globe project (see story) was completed with a team of students from UC Davis Design Program. Eleven design students and many student interns helped to create the bags, logo, website, and exhibition materials. The BAGS Across the Globe exhibition, ‘Designing To Reduce Waste’, opens in…
What do plastic bags and textile waste have in common? Just ask Ann Savageau, Associate Professor, Design Program at UC Davis. “The number of single-use shopping bags used and discarded is staggering”, stated Ms. Savageau. “I saw that there was a lot of textile waste on our campus and decided…
Creating Positive and Sustainable, Long-Term Changes ConservingNow.com began as a grassroots effort by a Mom and Daughter team. Experiencing personally how hard it is to remember to bring your reusable bag when shopping, Gayle and Meghan decided to create a static cling as a reminder. The static cling can be…
Originally conceived by the Santa Monica non-profit, Heal the Bay, Day Without A Bag is now in other parts of California. As the name implies, Day Without A Bag ask people to refuse the single use plastic bag and use reusable bags for shopping. Cities in San Diego County had…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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