So says Joe Copeland of the Seattle PostGlobe. He goes on to deflate the plastics industry propaganda that the policy will cost shoppers ridiculous amounts of money. Read the rest of this entry »
Grocery stores Admit They Have Bag ProblemThe city and area grocery stores have kicked off a program to promote reusable bag use. While this is a good first step –and the 50,000 reusable bags that will be donated to local foodbanks are key to helping low-income shoppers – it highlights that even grocery stores who use them agree disposable bags are a problem. Read the rest of this entry » City of D.C. Looks To New Bag TaxWhen anyone says “D.C.” and “river,” you probably think of the Potomac. But D.C.’s “forgotten river” is the Anacostia. It’s no wonder people don’t want to be reminded of it because it has almost died from pollution and plastic waste. Read the rest of this entry » Daily UW Highlights Enormity Of Plastic Bag ConsumptionMike Noon does a great roundup of the effects of plastic bag consumption in The Daily of the University of Washington. He notes that corporations and countries around the world understand the ill effects of single-use/disposable bag consumption. Read the rest of this entry » Plastic Soup In Pacific Mystifies MarinersForget the Bermuda Triangle, forget Area 51 — the real mystery is how a patch of plastic garbage twice the size of France ended up in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Read the rest of this entry » Federal Bag Fee Legislation IntroducedThe fight to reduce plastic bag consumption has been taken to DC by Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.), who have introduced bills requiring a 5-cent tax on single-use plastic bags. Read the rest of this entry » A Bag Monster Sighting!The Bag Monster made the news on the Seattle Times! He was found wandering around in Seattle during Earth Day as he spread his message of plastic cheer and consumption. Read the rest of this entry » Plastic Bag Industry Plays Johnny-Come-Lately (And Fails)The American Chemistry Council (bankrollers of the opposition to Seattle’s Referendum 1) made an awkward attempt to greenwash its image for Earth Day by pledging to make plastic bags with 40% recycled content by 2015. Read the rest of this entry » Marine Biologists’ Bike Ride Highlights Plastic’s Effects on OceanTwo cyclists, Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummin, from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, are on a mission to spread the word about the harmful effect of plastics in the ocean, embarking on a 15-city ride from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana. “Green” plastic bag fee to go before Seattle voters“It’s a shame these out of state industries are more interested in increasing their profits than working to reduce pollution and use of petroleum,” Heather Trim of People for Puget Sound said in a statement. “The people of Seattle have always stood up and rejected attempts by special interests to buy elections and dictate policy. We believe they will do so once again.” |
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