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Gorton’s Supports Reusable Bag Project

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Bulletin Bag [.com] is happy to announce that Gorton’s fresh seafood dinners has signed on as a Newsmaker Sponsor for the Nurture Nature Design Contest.!

Gorton’s joins Shaw’s Supermarkets and Dole Food Company as sponsors of the event. Sponsor logos will be printed on one side of the bag – with the winning artwork featured on the other side.  Free bags will be distributed to participants in the contest and at special events at select Shaw’s stores.

Thank you Gorton’s seafood for supporting reusable bags!

Paper or Plastic: what are the issues, what are the choices?

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Producer and host Ron Beard of University of Maine Cooperative interviews Suzette Bergeron, Owner of Bulletin Bag [.com] on WERU’s Community Radio show ‘Talk of the Towns’. The show is titled: Paper or Plastic-what are the issues, what are the choices?  Other guests include: State Representative Ted Koffman, House District; Feargal Quinn, SuperQuinn grocery chain, Ireland; Megan Hellstead, Hannaford Supermarkets and Mindy Veichiniki, Bar Harbor Whale Museum. Suzette discusses how businesses and nonprofits are using reusable bags for events, fundraisers and promotions. She will also share details on Bulletin Bags statewide reusable bag design contest for school age kids. Listen to the podcast here…

Dole Supports Reusable Bag Project

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Bulletin Bag [.com] is happy to announce that Dole Food Company has signed on as a Newsmaker Sponsor for the Nurture Nature Design Contest.

Thank you Dole for supporting reusable bags!

Dole joins Shaw’s Supermarkets as sponsors of the event.  Sponsor logos will be printed on one side of the bag – with the winning artwork featured on the other side.  Free bags will be distributed to participants in the contest and given away at special events at select Shaw’s stores.

Bulletin Bag Announces Reusable Bag Drawing Contest

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Bulletin Bag [.com] announces the first annual “NURTURE NATURE KIDS DRAWING CONTEST” Kids care about the environment—and they want to know how to help. Reusable cloth shopping bags are one way to clean up the planet we call home. Maine children in grades 3-7 are invited to submit drawings in the theme of Earth Day, climate change, recycling or anything nature related. The winning artist will have their design printed on 1000 special Bulletin Bags, receive public recognition and win a $100 gift card!

Teachers and youth leaders can register their youth group for the drawing contest. The Bulletin Bag team will send out a contest kit, which includes information about the problems with disposable paper and plastic bags, entry forms, official rules and a return envelope for mailing completed forms (please allow 2 weeks to receive your Contest Kit).

Children can also download entry forms for the reusable bag drawing contest at the Bulletin Bag website, or they can pick up a form at their local Shaw’s Supermarket.

The first 1000 children who enter will be sent a free Bulletin Bag printed with the winning artwork AND be entered to win more great prizes (stay tuned for prize details!). The contest ends April 30, 2008.

Bulletin Bag [.com] is proud to be working on this project in cooperation with Representative Ted Koffman (D-Bar Harbor and Chair of Natural Resources Committee of Maine). Representative Koffman has been instrumental in raising awareness about the problems with single-use paper & plastic bags.

The contest is being held to raise awareness about the problems with paper and plastic bags – and study the interest and impact of a cooperative advertising campaign using reusable bags. Read the article on Bulletin Bags Nurture Nature Design Contest in the York County Coast Star …

Shaw’s Sponsors Reusable Bag Drawing Contest

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Bulletin Bag [.com] is proud to announce that Shaws Supermarkets has signed on as Headline sponsor for Nurture Nature Design Contest. Shaw’s will assist in promoting the contest and will have forms available at each of their 23 stores in Maine.  A press event will be held at Shaw’s to announce the winning design.

Thank you Shaw’s Supermarket for supporting reusable bags!

Reusable Bag Logo Design Contest

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Bulletin Bag [.com]-  in cooperation with Maine State Representative Ted Koffman (D-Bar Harbor) announces plans to hold a state wide drawing contest for school age kids in Maine.  Children will be invited to submit drawings for the contest.  The winning design will be printed on 1000 reusable bags which will be given away for free to raise awareness about the problems with paper & plastic bags.  The bags are made from a blend of hemp and recycled soda bottles and have a retail value of $9.99.  The bags will be paid for by corporate sponsors who care about the environment and support reusable bags.

Announcing Bulletin Bag [.com] – A New Reusable Bag Company

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January 18, 2008: Suzette Bergeron, Owner of Funman Promotions, launches a new venture:  Bulletin Bag [.com]!  After a lifetime of using reusable bags, a career in promotional merchandise and more than six months of observing and researching the reusable bag movement, on January 18, 2008, Future Bulletins LLC was incorporated with the State of Maine Department of Corporations.

Bulletin Bag [.com] fills a need in the market for a reusable bag company that offers a variety of reusable grocery bags designed to be printed with business or nonprofit logos .  Most other reusable bag companies offer just one or two styles of bag, and cater to the retail market.

We like to say that Bulletin Bag [.com] is Good News for the Planet, because our bags are typically purchased by businesses or nonprofits — then given away free, or used as part of a fundraiser.

These environmentally friendly advertising vehicles provide an opportunity for companies to promote their commitment to the environment while building brand awareness.

Plastic Bag Bill in Maine

Green Issues, Plastic Bag Bans

Earlier this fall, Maine State Representative Ted Koffman (D-Bar Harbor) proposed a bill which would place a fee on single use plastic bags in Maine.  A democrat from Bar Harbor and co-chair of the Natural Resources Committee of Maine, Representative Koffman is asking Maine to take leadership in the ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ movement.  But it seems Maine isn’t ready – or at least not in this legislative session.  The upcoming short session is reserved primarily for ‘emergency’ bills, so Maine’s lawmakers decided not to bring it forward.   Representative Koffman, however, is still working with grocery chains, the Maine Grocer’s Association, nonprofit groups and entrepreneurs to continue the push toward reusable bags.

Representative Koffman’s plan was loosely based on the ‘Plas Tax’ which began in Ireland in 2002.  Ireland’s action was driven by an effort to control litter — and resulted in a bill that required retailers to charge a tax (equivalent to 33 cents US) for each plastic bag used by shoppers.  Ireland also ran an awareness campaign encouraging people to bring their own bag.  In a matter of months, 90% of shoppers in Ireland had transitioned to reusable bags.  The tax has proven to be wildly successful, as 5 years later nearly everyone is on board – to the point that there is a stigma associated with plastic bag use.

Learn more about Representative Koffman’s plans for tackling the paper/plastic dilemma at mainetoday.com