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Eco-Friendly DIY: Recycled iPad Sleeve

Alex Vietti, May 11th, 2012

Need a last minute personalized gift idea? This tutorial will leave you with a beautiful and functional iPad sleeve that definitely has a ‘made with love’ feel without having to spend a dime. (Unless, that is, you are supplying the iPad!)

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Tagged DIY, giftbags, iPad, paper, paperbags

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How Do You Remember to Bring Your Own Bag?

Alexis Petru, January 16th, 2012

Bringing your own shopping bags to the grocery store is one of the simplest, most inexpensive ways to reduce your environmental impact – if you can remember to do it. If you need fresh ideas to remind yourself to bring your own bag, check out these eco-savvy tips from Earth911’s Twitter and Facebook followers.  

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Published in Plastic


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3 Colorado Cities Ban, Slap Fees on Bags

Alexis Petru, October 31st, 2011

In an effort to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags to the grocery store, three cities in Colorado have passed legislation restricting or placing fees on single-use, carryout shopping bags. Last week, Carbondale, Colo., a town 170 miles west of Denver with a population of 6,000, voted to ban plastic bags and place a 20-cent fee on paper bags, ... read more

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Tagged paperbags, plasticbags, recycle, reduce

Published in Plastic


LA May Ban Both Plastic, Paper Bags

Alexis Petru, September 9th, 2011

With plastic bag bans in nearby Manhattan Beach, Long Beach and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, the city of Los Angeles is now considering prohibiting both plastic and paper single-use shopping bags in local grocery stores and major retailers. This week, LA City Council member Paul Koretz submitted a motion to the council, asking the city attorney ... read more

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Tagged brownpaperbags, paper, paperbags, plasticbag, plasticbags, recycling

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Another Plastic Bag Ban Hits California

Alexis Petru, May 5th, 2011

Santa Clara County, Calif., recently joined cities like San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto in banning single-use plastic shopping bags from major retail stores. The San Francisco Bay Area County will also require these stores to charge a 15-cent fee per paper bag provided to customers. The County’s ordinance, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, affects stores ... read more

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Published in Plastic


Major Retailers Forgo Paper For Reusable

Jordan Bren, January 21st, 2011

Urban Outfitters has made the switch to reusable shopping bags made from non-woven polypropylene (PPNW), and other retailers could soon follow suit as the cost factor isn't a steep contrast to their current paper bags. In fact, reusable bags cost the same price as paper bags - between 30 and 70 cents - to produce. Edison, N.J. based Prime ... read more

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