Totally Cool and Easy to Make Recycled Plastic Bags Rain Boots
Photos: Courtesy of Louis Rigano.
We’ve seen plenty of things with fused plastic bags, one of the best being the Chilean plastic bags boots we featured last year. However, few look like something that you would wear or that can be easily done. Until now….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Innovations for Fighting Plastic Waste
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Plastic trash, we know, is a serious problem. It’s refreshing to know that some innovative people are working on solutions….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Is a Tax on Plastic Bags Necessary?
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On New Year’s Day, Washington, DC, instituted a tax on plastic shopping bags. So, how is it working so far?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
More Ways to Recycle Plastic: Make a Quilt Square
Image from Leave No Plastic Behind: Amy Chovnick and 4H
Quilts are as American as apple pie. Pioneer women made them out of scraps of leftover and unwanted bits of fabric out of necessity, but they are also an art form with wonderful patterns. Lately they have become huge communal projects, with people contributing squares on a particular theme to make up the whole.
The National Plastic Quilt Project is a variation but continues the long line of community involvement and using leftovers. Its 24 squares were drawn from across …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Green Eyed Monster Clears Out 2009 Designs With 50% Off
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Call us crazy, but it seems we can’t have enough reusable totes. A few for the car, two for the purse, a couple hanging by the door…it seems we always use them no matter how many we have. If you’re like us, you might want to take advantage of today’s TreeHugger Deal$ from Green Eyed Monster, a company that offers a unique and socially responsible alternative to di…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Washington DC’s Plastic Bag Tax Takes Effect This Week
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The city government of Washington DC, beginning this month, will impose a tax of 5 cents per plastic bags for supermarket customers. City officials plan to use the increased revenue to combat pollution in a local river. According to manufacturers of plastic bags, who obviously aren’t pleased with the new tax, the decision will cost the families of Washi…Read the full story on TreeHugger
12 Amazing Objects Made From Plastic Bags (Slideshow)
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Plastic shopping bags are everywhere, a scourge on the landscape but also a resource waiting to be tapped. From the slums of South Africa to the salons of New York and London, creative statements are being made with them. We present 12 amazing objects made from plastic bags.
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Green Garbage Bags in Art and History
Image by Scott Kilgour
Here’s a sorry thought: Canadians invented the green garbage bag. Yes folks, it’s true–one of our unique contributions to the environmental destruction of the world.
Scott Kilgour, a Scottish artist living in the USA, discovered this little known fact and became so fascinated that he incorporated the dreaded bag into his art. And he published a…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Bagnesia Offers Free Set of Reusable Produce Bags
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As we are all aware, plastic bag waste is impacting our environment, including land and sea. No matter how many articles we’ve read, there is still the need to reinforce the cycle of taking our reusable bags from the house, to the car, into the store and back again. Bagnesia, a company that sells various types and sizes of reusable bags, has a solution to that problem. A kit designed to remind everyone of that revo…Read the full story on TreeHugger
San Jose Closer to Banning All Bags, Both Paper and Plastic
Stores will need to find another way to say “Thank You,” though not handing out things that pollute the planet is a big start. Photo via jonathan.youngblood
San Jose and San Francisco are two cities in constant battle to one-up the other on sustainability. That is one competition we don’t mind sitting back and watching unfurl. From electric cars to waste diversion, the two cities are always working to top one another. Now, the battle moves to bags. San Francisco has worked to ban plastic bags fr…Read the full story on TreeHugger