Posted May 16th, 2011 by admin
Plastic bags threaten the environment because they are virtually indestructible. Made out of petroleum, the polyethylene that composes plastic bags takes about 1,000 years to disintegrate. These bags are viewed around the world as a growing menace to the environment. Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Italy, and South Africa are some of the countries that [...]
Tags: menace to the environment, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bag Bans, Plastic Bag Laws, plastic bag taxes, Plastic Bags, Reusable Bags, United Nations environmental reports
Posted May 14th, 2011 by admin
In the 1980s and 1990s, baggers at grocery stores offered shoppers a choice between “paper or plastic,” but now in the new century, this practice has become as rare as full-service gas stations largely because the majority of people choose plastic. However, one elegant solution is to pull out your own customized imprinted bags made [...]
Tags: Customized Imprinted Bags, Imprinted Bags, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, reusable materials
Posted May 9th, 2011 by admin
Although it may seem like an unlikely place to start your quest to change the world, a bathroom is actually a good place to start to make a difference because it offers many opportunities to help conserve resources. A bathroom may be the smallest room in your house, but it is packed with things that [...]
Tags: Bathroom Eco-Friendly, conserve resources, eco-conscious, Eco-Friendly, Planet Earth Bag, recycle cardboard boxes, Recycling Container, reducing flushing
Posted May 1st, 2011 by admin
When it comes to finding solutions to the ecological disasters affecting the planet, Germany is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to how to reuse energy and recycle resources. In recent years, one of their most interesting ventures has been creating toys fuelled by installed solar panels. These toys, often [...]
Tags: eco-friendly materials, ecologically, Green Toys, Innovative Toy Makers, mining operations, Planet Earth Bag, recycled materials, solar panels, sustainable production processes
Posted April 25th, 2011 by admin
In earlier decades, before the world became aware of the ecological disasters creeping up over the horizon, car manufacturers boasted about horse power and exhibited “muscle” cars at automobile shows, but with a new century and a new awareness of how gas-guzzling cars are damaging the world we live in, the talk has changed at [...]
Tags: Asian automakers, automobile shows, Eco-Friendly Car Makers, eco-friendly cars, gas-guzzling cars, Planet Earth Bag
Posted April 17th, 2011 by admin
The world is full of paradoxes and what some people consider a crisis, others consider an opportunity, and what most consider adverse circumstances, a minority considers a favorable chance for remarkable progress. Entrepreneurs, who have often made their fortunes from finding solutions to problems, are notorious for not wasting a good crisis and this attitude [...]
Tags: adverse circumstances, agricultural efforts, alternative energy, eco-entrepreneurial ventures, ecological concerns, Entrepreneurs, environmental degradation, green revolution, Organic Farming, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags
Posted April 9th, 2011 by admin
There are numerous reasons consumers should recycle grocery plastic bags. These include: • Helping the supermarket keep overhead costs down, and this may result in more discounts for products sold in the store. • Consumers are paid to return the bags. For instance, some supermarket corporations offer a 5 cent rebate on each bag returned. [...]
Tags: environment, Environmental costs, marine life, non-biodegradable, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, recycle
Posted November 25th, 2010 by admin
Each season we change our wardrobe. Sometimes it is because of the weather changes and other times it is because we just want to wear something new. How you deal with your clothing can make the difference between being green and not being green. Donations Many people don’t take the time to donate their unwanted [...]
Tags: clothing label, Cold water conserves energy, Eco-Friendly, environmental disaster, gently used clothing, Goodwill Industries, help the environment, maintain the wardrobe, Planet Earth Bag, save money, unwanted clothing, Veteran’s Administration
Posted November 18th, 2010 by admin
The Internet gives us many opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint by using technology to replace not-so-eco-friendly things we do. The Internet not only can help you to streamline your life, but it can reduce clutter and eliminate some of the piles of stuff we are accumulating. Let’s look at a few examples: Your Mail [...]
Tags: Banking online, carbon footprint, Eco-Friendly, electronic statements, most diehard photographer, No paper accumulation, paperless billing, pay the bill online, Planet Earth Bag, print individual pictures, printing process, Quicker response time
Posted November 11th, 2010 by admin
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Turn the lights off when you leave the room! It sounds so cliché, but it really does save you money on your electric bills. If you aren’t careful, electric bills can get out of control. One of the main ways that we waste precious [...]
Tags: Compact Florescent Lighting, compact fluorescent light bulbs, Eco-Friendly, Motion-Detecting Lights, Planet Earth Bag, quite energy efficient, Turn the lights off, waste precious energy
