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Single-use Bag Reduction Methods
What’s the best way to motivate shoppers to get in the habit of using reusable bags? Many stores offer a discount to customers for every reusable bag they use in place of single-use plastic or paper bags. This is a great way to reward those who use reusable bags, but does it change people’s behavior? Some stores are finding that it doesn’t.
Video: A Brief History of the 5-cent Bag Tax
Here’s a humorous video about 5-cent bag taxes. It was produced by Craig Shattner, an independent video producer out of the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. For more information about Craig Shattner Video Productions, visit his website here
Napa City Council Pursuing Single-Use Plastic-Bag Ban
Napa City Council members are unanimously in support of the idea of a ban on single-use plastic bags after listening to comments from 16 people at a recent meeting. Grassroots group Napa Valley CanDo has led the way in gaining support for the ban, and in May 2012, the city implemented a sustainability plan, which included a strategy to get
Study Claims Reusable Bags are Deadly; Scientist Disagrees
A research paper written by Jonathan Klick and Joshua D. Wright from the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics has created a bit of controversy over the health implications of plastic-bag bans. The paper asserted that the increased use of reusable grocery bags because of San Francisco County’s plastic-bag ban has caused more ER visits, and even deaths.
North Bend Social Uprising
Organizers in North Bend rallied on March 10 to gain support for a plastic-bag ban in the city. The group held signs on a street corner, including one that said, “honk to support a ban on plastic bags.” They were able to gain a good sense of support from the community by the number of honks they heard – about
Legislation
Napa City Council Pursuing Single-Use Plastic-Bag Ban
Napa City Council members are unanimously in support of the idea of a ban on single-use plastic bags after listening to comments from 16 people at a recent meeting. Grassroots group Napa Valley CanDo has led the way in gaining support for the ban, and in May 2012, the city implemented a sustainability plan, which included a strategy to get
- Cows in South Sioux are Fed Up with Plastic Bags
- Portland Mayor Adams Sends a Clear Message to Bag Monsters
- Eugene City Council voted 6 to 2 in favor of banning plastic bags
- Bag ban backers target Eugene
- State-wide bill to ban plastic bags advances in California
- Toronto – Largest City in North America to Bans Plastic Bags
Sued by Plastic
Plastic Bag Lobby – Files Another Lawsuit – This time against Santa Cruz, California
As you know, the single use disposable plastic bag has a major design flaw. It becomes windblown litter despite proper disposal. They fly out of trash cans, garbage trucks and landfills and litter our landscape at great cost to tax payers and our economy. The makers of these bags, instead of addressing the design flaw in their product, have instead