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Tag Archives: Plastics Reduction

Grocery Chains Eliminate Reusable Shopping Bag Rebates

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Some supermarket chains, including Kroger and Safeway, believe that modest per-reusable-bag rebates at checkout have done little to remind customers to bring reusable grocery bags.

Kroger Co., the nation’s largest supermarket chain, had stopped (in many regions) giving 3- to 5-cent rebates or fuel discounts for each reusable bag. Company officials say they’re focusing more on promotions and educational efforts, as they found no significant difference between reusable shopping bag use in markets with rebates and those without them.

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Bag It: Filmmaker Tackles Plastic Bags In FilmBag It: Filmmaker Tackles Plastic Bags In Film

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grateBag It, a documentary produced and directed by Suzan Beraza, depicts Americans’ single-use consumption obsession of plastic bottles, plastic bags and to-go cups.

The film follows Telluride (Colorado) resident Jeb Berrier’s personal quest to learn more about the effects plastic consumption has on the environment and our health. It is an eye-opening glimpse into the usage of plastic and a wake-up call for how reckless its consumption is.

The ultimate question the movie raises: How does the brief usage of a disposable product that lasts forever make sense?

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Ziploc and RecycleBank Launch Recycling Program

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Reusable sandwich and snack bags are becoming more popular, but there are still millions of American households that still use plastic sandwich bags. In response to that, Ziploc and RecycleBank launched a new recycling program to help reduce the environmental impact of Ziploc plastic bags. The new program includes a rewards component to customers who commit to recycling their used Ziploc bags instead of throwing them away.

ziplocrecyclingSC Johnson, owner of the Ziploc brand, understands the recycling limitations of its products and is thinking of different ways to offset the environmental footprint of its plastic bags. Now, it’s easier than ever to recycle Ziploc bags. Consumers stop by any store that offers a plastic-bag recycling program and place used, clean, and dry Ziploc bags in plastic shopping bag recycling collection bins.

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Printed Reusable Grocery Bags Help Green OSU Campus

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paper_plastic_neither_bagThe Lantern, Ohio State University’s campus newspaper, reports that OSU Campus Dining Services joined the campus-wide effort to go green this fall by making the switch from plastic bags to reusable polyester bags. Prior to the start of the 2011-2012 school year, plastic bags alone were available at most campus dining locations for students to carry their meals home in.

Last fall, more than 10,000 reusable grocery bags were distributed to students—at no cost—in an effort to eliminate plastic bags.  OSU has been toying with printed reusable grocery bags since last year, when orange reusable bags could be purchased in residence dining halls.

The orange bags were purchased with Campus Dining Services money, as were the black reusable grocery bags. Sustainability committees are reimbursing the money as part of campus’s sustainability project.

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Reusable Bag Law Launches in Kauai and Maui

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byobagIn Hawaii, Kauai and Maui are leading the way by banning single use plastic bags that easily find their way into water streams, ocean currents and the stomachs of birds and fish. The laws went into effect on January 11.

On Kauai, all commercial businesses, including restaurants and takeout food establishments, are restricted from providing plastic bags at checkout. Recyclable paper bags and biodegradable bags will replace plastic. Businesses that fail to comply face a $250 per-day fine for the first notice, $500 a day for the second notice, and $1,000 a day for the third. Plastic bags are permitted for raw meat, poultry, produce and bagging up bulk foods. Dry cleaning plastic garment bags are exempt from the ban.

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Bulletin Bag [.com] Pledge: End Plastic Bag Use in 2011

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  • Around the world, four to five trillion plastic bags are used each year
  • Every one of those bags takes an average of 750 years to decompose
  • Roughly 46,000 pieces of plastic litter are floating in every square mile of ocean
  • One hundred thousand marine mammals and sea turtles will die this year from ingesting plastic

Got your attention? Ready to do something about it?

Join Bulletin Bag [.com] in our efforts to reduce plastic waste by increasing the use of reusable bags. Sign our pledge, show your commitment, and share your ideas on reducing plastic bag consumption.

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Reusable Grocery Bag Etiquette

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reusableWe all know why to use reusable grocery bags over plastic and paper single use bags. But, we also need to remember that this shift in buyer behaviors is also forcing a shift in the way our cashiers and baggers do their job. Here are a few common-courtesy ideas for when you hand over your cool, printed reusable bags to the bagger (and don’t forget to wash your bags before you get that far):

  • Empty your reusable shopping bags completely
  • Wash your reusable bags regularly. Not sure how? Here’s a guide to cleaning reusable bags
  • Place your reusable grocery bags at the front of the conveyer belt so the cashier knows you have them
  • Separate your reusable shopping bags so the cashier can easily grab each one as needed. Also, specify which bags are meant for what products (meat, dairy, etc)
  • Open folding reusable bags while you are waiting in line
  • Show respect to your cashier by saying please and thank-you, helping to bag, and ending your cell phone call
  • When putting groceries on the conveyor, group heavy/bulky things together to be packed into the bottoms of your reusable grocery bags. The lighter items can go on top until each reusable bag is full.

Reusable Grocery Bag Use Still Being Proposed

Green Issues, Plastic Bag Bans,

plastic_bag_birdThe start of the holiday season, and recent hype about the possibility of lead in reusable grocery bags, has done little to deter lawmakers from moving forward with proposals designed to increase reusable bag use.   Here are a few of note:

Little Rock, Arkansas

Sen. Denny Altes has prefiled a measure for next year’s legislative session that would prohibit larger stores from providing plastic grocery bags to customers. The Reusable Shopping Bag Act, would allow the use of paper bags and would require the sale of reusable grocery bags at stores of more than 10,000 square feet with gross annual sales of $2 million or more. Despite the proposed ban not extending to smaller stores, they too can support the bill by reselling printed reusable bags.

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Reusable Bag Day Signals Reusable Bags Are Here To Stay

Green Issues, Plastic Bag Bans,

maui2The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines has proclaimed every Wednesday as “Reusable Bag Day”. The move is meant to encourage the public to return to basics, to move away from their wasteful habits and help prevent environmental problems.

The announcement comes on the heels of a government-signed agreement with the Earthday Network Philippines and 12 supermarket chains to help reduce the use of plastic bags in the country. As part of Reusable Bag Day, no free plastic bags will be given to customers. Also expressing an interest in joining the government’s efforts are plastics manufacturers in that country.

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Plastic Bag Reduction Strategies Are Working

Green Issues, Plastic Bag Bans

Supermarket chain efforts to reduce paper and plastic bag distribution are working—and the numbers are starting to speak for themselves.

Publix Super Markets estimates a daily paper and plastic bag reduction of more than one million per day since it launched its reusable bag initiatives in 2007. Recently, the chain announced the number of bags it’s saved since mid 2007 has surpassed the 1 billion mark!

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Food Association has announced a 25 percent reduction in the number of disposable paper and plastic shopping bags used since 2007 at 12 supermarket chains, including 384 stores. This is well on the way to the goal of a reduction of at least 33 percent by 2013.

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