Posted July 4th, 2010 by admin
While the traditional colors of the US Navy are blue and gold, this military branch is mixing it up with a little green. The Navy has plans to award more shipbuilding and weapons contracts to favor companies that provide energy efficient products.
In the works is a “Great Green Fleet” carrier strike group consisting of ships [...]
Tags: biofuel, biofuels, dependence on petroleum-based products, eco-friendliness, energy efficient biofuel, fighter jet, fossil fuels, Great Green Fleet, Green Hornet, reduce carbon emissions, Reusable Bags, Reusable Grocery Bags, US Navy, US Navy Green Hornet
Posted June 21st, 2010 by admin
In 2007, San Francisco was the first U.S. city to ban the use of plastic bags, followed almost immediately by Oakland and Palo Alto. But now three years later, many cities are also considering introducing a ban on paper bags as well.
While restricting the use of plastic bags has had many positive results, such as [...]
Tags: Berkeley and Santa Clara County, city ban on plastic bags, Coalition to Support Plastic Bag Recycling, environmental activism, environmental price, increased use of paper bags, nonprofit environmental group, paper bag production, plastic or paper bag usage, positive effect on the environment, restricting the use of plastic bags, San Francisco, San Jose, Save the Bay, use of plastic bags, using paper bags
Posted June 9th, 2010 by admin
The city of Edmonton is taking the lead to curtail the use of plastic bags by 50% within the next 5 years.
In 2008, it was estimated that Albertan’s used about 5 plastic bags each, which cumulatively added up to a total of 900 million bags.
The Minister of Environment, Robert Renner, said in a recent statement [...]
Tags: alternatives to plastic bags, Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, City of Edmonton, educating consumers, environment and plastic bags, fabric bags, plastic bags distributed in Alberta, plastic bags littering, plastic shopping bags, reduce use of plastic bags, Retail Council of Canada, Reusable Shopping Bags
Posted June 9th, 2010 by admin
Plastic foam products, like the trademarked product Styrofoam, have been banned in different cities around the nation. Chicago is one more city that is contemplating making all restaurants and retailers get rid of polystyrene foam products, such as the take-out containers used by many restaurants.
The issue is a serious one, because the petroleum-based plastic doesn’t [...]
Tags: ban, eco-friendly, plastic, Plastic foam, polystyrene foam, Reusable Bags, Styrofoam, take-out containers
Posted May 21st, 2010 by admin
You’ve been here before. You are standing in the checkout line with a cart loaded with groceries, absentmindedly eyeing the magazines on display and wondering who actually believes that a half man half alligator lives in Florida, when suddenly you glance down at the reusable bags for sale at the end of the aisle. Your [...]
Tags: eco-friendly bags, green recyclable bags, Hot Cold Bag, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, reusable bag, reusable grocery bag, Reusable Shopping Bags
Posted May 6th, 2010 by admin
You hear this question every time you go to the grocery store. “Paper or plastic?” In an interval of about two seconds you get to decide whether you will do something that is better for the environment or not.
The California Supreme Court is also debating the issue, as they decide whether communities should be allowed [...]
Tags: earth-friendly bags, Paper Bags, Plastic Bags, reusable bag
Posted April 29th, 2010 by admin
Wedding season is in full swing and many happy couples have picked this spring to say their “I do’s.” You can also vow to make sure this important day in your life is good for the environment.
The amount of money couples spend nowadays on weddings can be extravagant, to say the least. Weddings can now [...]
Tags: eco-friendly bag, eco-friendly wedding, Reusable Bags
Posted April 24th, 2009 by mattp
I’m guessing that my life is no different than the average person. During the week I wake up and do my morning routine, part of which is packing a lunch or at a minimum an office “snack”.
You know I what use to carry my office goodies? A Hot Cold Bag, without question every single day. Lots of desk jobbers [...]
Tags: Grocery Bag, Hot Cold Bag, Reusable Wine Bag
Posted March 29th, 2009 by admin
This symbol has come to mean everything in the eco-friendly bag business. Personally I like the green colored recycle symbol, especially the number “5″ because this is for woven and non-woven polypropylene bags. There are other artsy symbols for recycling but most of those are in black and white. For those not in the know [...]
Tags: Eco Bags, inexpensive bags, polypropylene bags, resuable grocery bags
Posted March 26th, 2009 by admin
Freshly back from the PPAI Expo in beautiful Las Vegas, I am back in action and ready for the fruits of 2009. Vegas is a town I have grown to love not for the views but the opportunity. Each time I go out to largest promotional products trade show I learn something new. This year [...]
Tags: eco bag, eco-friendly bag, green bag, inexpensive bags, recycle, Reusable Bags
