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… 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… 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… Read the rest

Not everyone has the opportunity to track the Atlantic Garbage Patch like Wend Magazine 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.… Read the rest

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… 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… 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… 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… Read the rest

Add another city to the list of those that have understood the severe negative effects of single-use plastic bags. Last Wednesday, Mexico City banned businesses from distributing plastic bags that are not biodegradable. The ban affects all stores, production facilities and service providers within the Federal… Read the rest

This is a very cool video on how to make a messenger bag out of fusing old plastic bags together.