plastic bags
A Japanese inventor has come up with a contraption that converts plastic bags, bottles and caps into crude oil (petroleum) that can be used to power a generator, which can heat a person’s home. The machine works by heating up the plastic, trapping its vapors and condensing those vapors into… Read the rest
Bag monsters or no, it will soon be illegal to hand out plastic bags in American Samoa. Governor Togiola Tulafono signed legislation last week that approved a ban that will take effect on February 23, 2011.
Non-petroleum based biodegradable plastic and compostable bags are exempt from the ban. Tulafono commented… Read the rest
If we care about the environment at all, we know it’s time to Ban the Bag. Single use plastics are devastating to the natural environment–damaging the welfare of wildlife and polluting our planet immensely and disgustingly. And, hopefully, the ban on single use plastics will happen soon. But for those… Read the rest
Meet Windy. A plastic bag who recently celebrated her second birthday with a large, white, fancy cake complete with a frosting photo of herself in her home; a tree on the Lehigh University campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. OK, maybe Windy didn’t exactly celebrate her birthday as much as Kathy Frederick,… Read the rest
It has been just over a month since Washington DC began implementing their plastic bag tax, and Oregon may soon be doing something similar.
On Monday, Senator Mark Hass D-Beaverton introduced Senate Bill 1009 to the floor, which would outlaw single-use plastic bags at checkout. While the bill has been… Read the rest
Not everyone has the opportunity to track the Atlantic Garbage Patch like Wend Magazine… Read the rest Editor-in-Chief and Surfrider Foundation Ambassador Stiv Wilson, but some, like London Mayor Boris Johnson, are attempting to do something about the world’s addiction to single-use plastic bags.
While he may not be paving the roads with
It has been over a hundred years since Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite–the first entirely man-made material–in 1907. The invention changed the world, introducing plastic to day-to-day life. Once praised for its durability, it has become clear that plastic can have severe environmental consequences, particularly when it comes to single-use bags… Read the rest
Residents in Washington DC will now have to pay a little bit more if they decide to use plastic bags at the grocery check-out. A new tax of five cents has been placed on each plastic bag in order for consumers to contribute to the clean-up cost. Mayor Adrien Fenty… Read the rest
The Kaua‘i County Council decided on Wednesday to ban single-use plastic bags from local businesses on the island. Despite objections from the business community, the County Council voted 4-2 in favor of the ban, which will go into effect January 11, 2011 — the same day a similar ban will… Read the rest
Hopefully you are diligent about bringing your reusable bag wherever you go, but sometimes even the most environmentally conscious can be forgetful. So instead of feeling guilty because you were forced to get a plastic bag on your recent grocery shopping tour, here are five ways to turn that single-use… Read the rest
