Posted January 21st, 2012 by admin
By now, you have probably realized that “going green” is a hot topic. Countries, governments, businesses and individuals are rapidly adopting newer, more earth conscious habits and regulations. You may think that one green individual will never possibly make a difference in the grand scheme of things. Well, the more and more people who start [...]
Tags: disposable bottles, energy costs, Energy Star, Going green, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, recycling rules, Reusable Shopping Bags, reusable tote bags, steel water bottles, wasted energy
Posted October 14th, 2011 by admin
If you are already doing everything you can to live green, bravo– but your positive impact can be even greater if you inspire the people around you to follow your lead. There could be family members, neighbors, co-workers or friends that may need help to understand the concept, and you have the opportunity to help [...]
Tags: bio-degradable, eco-friendly gifts, eco-friendly products, green living, Plastic Bags
Posted August 9th, 2011 by admin
Plastics have been proven to be gravely harmful for the environment. Use of plastic bags has been around for a very long time. They are composed of non-biodegradable materials, which remain in the soil for an astonishingly long time, and the adverse effects of this type of pollution are substantially severe for our planet. We [...]
Tags: biodegradable, Green Bags, green environment, green reusable bags, green revolution, Plastic Bags, polythene bags, save our planet
Posted July 1st, 2011 by admin
San José is the largest city in the United States to successfully ban the single use of plastic bags. The ban will not go into effect until Jan. 1, 2012, but it is having a far-reaching effect on counties and cities within California. Los Angeles County, for example, will not allow shoppers single-use plastic bags [...]
Tags: California, Ireland, Los Angeles County, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags
Posted June 25th, 2011 by admin
How Manufacturers and Retailers Can Benefit From the Green Products Market
Green products—products that benefit the environment because they are biodegradable and don’t pollute the planet—can create new business opportunities for enterprising people.
Producing green products is a win-win situation. It gives people in developing countries an opportunity to sell something that would [...]
Tags: eco-friendly solutions, environmental crisis, filling up landfills, Green Products Market, green revolution, littering landscapes, Philippine manufacturers, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, Producing green products, recycling raw materials, social responsibility
Posted June 17th, 2011 by admin
Across the world, there is a growing stigma against plastic bags, especially the single use bag that has become part of the grocery shopping experience. Ireland and Australia have decried its use and there is growing awareness in the United States about the environmental problems created by plastic bags.
Although plastic bags [...]
Tags: ban plastic bags, byproduct of petroleum, Critics of plastic bags, department stores, grocery shopping, growing stigma, high convenience, manufacturing energy, natural resources, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, technological innovations
Posted June 9th, 2011 by admin
Why the Government May Tax or Ban Plastic Bags
Plastic shopping bags are not as innocent as they seem and there is a good reason why they have become a topic of serious debate in municipal governments. In fact, the US government itself may have to get involved in the case against plastic bags.
There is a [...]
Tags: eco-friendly bags, Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists and legislatures, facts about plastic bags, filling up landfills, littering landscapes, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bags, plastic shopping bags, Santa Monica California, Successful Legislation against Plastic Bags
Posted June 1st, 2011 by admin
New York City’s Independent Budget Office has suggested charging a tax of 6 cents on single use plastic bags. This would make a dent in their multi-billion dollar deficit up to the tune of $94 million per year.
This is just one example of how charging for plastic bags can be used as [...]
Tags: canvas, eco-friendly material, environmentalists, legislators, New York City’s Independent Budget Office, Plastic Bags, recycled plastic, Santa Monica California, State deficits, synthetic fibers
Posted May 20th, 2011 by admin
When grocery shopping, it is all too common for baggers to simply dump everything in plastic bags because 80 percent of supermarkets and convenience stores have them in abundance and consumers are habituated to using them. Plastic bags are popular because they are sturdier, cheap to make, and plenteous. The more shoppers, however, who can [...]
Tags: grocery shopping, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bag Bans, Plastic Bags, Reusable Shopping Bags
Posted May 18th, 2011 by admin
According to Mayor Pat Ahumuda, plastic bag bans have significantly cleaned up the city of Brownsville because it has eliminated well over 350,000 bags. Instead of using plastic bags, consumers now spend 79 cents to buy reusable bags with the slogan, “Keep Texas Green.”
Two other Texan communities have approved a ban on plastic bags: Fort [...]
Tags: Fort Stockton, Planet Earth Bag, Plastic Bag Bans, plastic bag taxes, Plastic Bags, policy disputes, South Padre Island
