Largest Theme Park Operator to Ban Plastic Bags | Plastic Bag Ban Report Orlando, Fla. (April 25, 2012) – Paper or plastic? Soon there will be just one choice at the 10 theme parks of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment — paper — as the company eliminates plastic shopping bags within…
Plastic Bag Free March 14, 2012 – Thrifty Foods, located in British Columbia (BC), Canada will remain plastic bag free. “We have been plastic bag free since 2009″, said Erin Kelly, Communications Manager with Thrifty Foods. Ms. Kelly also stated, “We are not reintroducing plastic bags into our system.” Thrifty…
IKEA, the world’s largest home furnishings company, was one of the first to impose a fee on plastic bags. IKEA started the fee back in 2007, which was three years before Plastic Bag Ban started. However, I felt that you would like to read their press release from back then.…
Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op Market serves the neighborhood of Ocean Beach, California. The Co-op mostly sells vegetables and produce with a huge variety of organic produce. The Market also sells milk and dairy products and has an on-premise deli. In September, the Co-op announced that starting in January…
Fred Meyer Stores in Portland, Oregon, USA will eliminate plastic bags beginning August 1st, 2010. The plastic bag ban will be a test at the stores within the Portland city limits. According to the news release, the company has already tested the idea at their Hawthorne store. The experiment has…
Plastic Bags are a habit of convenience – they are not a necessity of life. Earth Fare, the healthy supermarket, is kicking the habit. They have launched their own plastic bag ban in their stores. The company philosophy is: ‘What we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves.’ Earth…
‘No Bag Policy’ Protects Environment Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, with 36 stores currently in Colorado, Texas, Utah and New Mexico, went totally bag-free on Earth Day 2009. Natural Grocers provides no carry-out bag at the point of purchase. Shoppers bring their own recurrent tote bags or use recycled boxes.…
On 1 June, 2009 Target Australia eliminated plastic shopping bags. The month prior to the ban, the company educated their customers about how to shop without the use of plastic bags. The customers were trained through the use of a dedicated education campaign, in-store signage, and staff members at the…
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans will see something new when they enter the grocery store that is intended to help change consumer habits and create awareness for plastic bag recycling. Starting January 11, customers entering Iowa grocery stores will get their first look at Build with Bags, a program led…
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) chooses compostable bags manufactured by Cardia Bioplastics to replace plastic bags, which were banned by the South Australian Government in May 2009. Monday 01 February 2010 KFC selected Cardia’s compostable bags following comprehensive in store trials that were completed in 2009 with first commercial orders received.…
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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