CGB / Blog
Ideas for a more reusable world.
Stories about reusable bags, the communities making a difference and everyday choices that add up.
Austin City Limits Bag Ban Consideration is Music to the Ears of T.C.E.
Paper or plastic is a question that may not be asked again soon in Austin, Texas. The Texas Campaign for the Environment is applauding the consideration as both a common sens…
Read article
Waste Management Employees Caught Dumping Recyclables
In Plant City, Florida, 2 waste haulers were caught dumping recyclables into the same truck with the rest of the trash by a resident who lives there. Anne Ramos taped the was…
Read article
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition Taking Action Against Plastic Bag Bans
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition said it would ask the First District California Court of Appeal to overturn a bag ban in unincorporated areas of Marin County, California. The …
Read article
Special Interest Groups Now Influencing Education in California
The American Chemistry Council has effectively pressured California school officials to edit their curriculum to include positive messages about plastic shopping bags. In 200…
Read article
Corvallis, Oregon To Propose Plastic Bag Ban
Corvallis, Oregon may become the second city in the state of Oregon to pass a plastic bag ban. There could potentially also be a $.05 fee on paper bags as well, encouraging r…
Read article
Need Help Going Green?
In today's society, people that have been relieved of their duties in their corporate jobs have been busy creating their own jobs. A new and up-coming profession are "Eco-Con…
Read article
Austin Town Hall Forum For Plastic Bag Ban On October 24th, 2011
Austin City Council has scheduled a Town Hall forum on October 24th at 6 PM at Austin Energy (721 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX. to discuss a Single-use Bag Ban in Austin. M…
Read article
Evanston, Michigan City Council To Discuss Plastic Bag Tax
Evanston, Illinois is located just north of Chicago, on Lake Michigan. It is a coastal town and home to Northwestern University. This type of geographical area and population…
Read article
Trash To Treasure
In The Bag is in the business of helping communities start up plastic bag bans one town at a time through art. ITB strives to educate and motivate people to recycle the plast…
Read article
It's Just A Plastic Bag
Virginia Fleck takes throw away, single use plastic bags, that would normally end up in a landfill, and turns them into beautiful pieces of art. Each piece is unique as she c…
Read article
Convenient Ways To Wash Your Reusable Shopping Bags
We are all hearing about the importance of washing our recyclable grocery bags to prevent bacteria from forming, and there are a few good suggestions out there on how to do t…
Read article
Creating Good Habits
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle Using eco friendly reusable bags is all about establishing a habit of using them. We …
Read article
