The following message was sent to PBBR and I felt compelled to publish it. You can just ‘hear’ the enthusiasm in the message! The city of Brownsville TX has passed a litter ordinance banning plastic shopping bags effective 1-1-2011. We have a voluntary ban now and are working very hard…
A big WOOT WOOT to Ian Thompson!! Ian just set a World Record: Fastest Solo Circumnavigation of Australia. Ian’s time: 42 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes, 2 seconds. The previous record: 68 days, 8 hours, 1 minute. As you know, in PBBR’s previous article, Ian’s goal was to come in…
Green Cities California (GCC) has just published a Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) on single-use bags and reusable bags. The MEA is designed to help local governments create an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). When cities propose to ban single-use bags, they are required by CEQA to prepare an EIR. An EIR…
Save Our Seas (SOS) is a grassroots effort to eliminate plastic bags in Australia. Founded by Ian Thomson, the “No Plastic Bags” campaign is gaining momentum with major and minor sponsors coming aboard. On his website, SOSOceanRacing.com, Ian has created an exciting membership package which allows the public to support…
Civic leaders, businesses, schools and community volunteers have all joined together in Hailey, Idaho to form an organization to reduce the use of plastic bags in the city. Called the ‘Just Bag It’ campaign, the grassroots organization began just three weeks ago. Hailey, about midway between Boise and Idaho Falls,…
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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