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Bag bans force stores to rethink plastic policy
Oakland Tribune; Jan 23, 2008; 700+ Words ...one, Whole Foods Market Inc., plans to do away with the bags altogether. But many...for plastic. And the bag makers, a billion-dollar...placing limits on plastic bags. Ireland and Germany levy fees for every bag handed out by stores...shift to paper is actually worse for the ...
Plastic bag recycling cycles back; Just in time for America Recycles Day today, several of the Twin Cities' major grocery chains once again are accepting those ubiquitous plastic bags for recycling.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); Nov 15, 2003; ; 700+ Words ...bags. "I have a bad attitude about wasteful plastic bags," said Jette, of...reusable canvas shopping bag and haranguing checkout...accepting plastic bags for recycling after...want to be sending bags to the landfill...had suspended the bag collection in February...County and ...
Where the bags go
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); Oct 7, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...07-2008 Where the bags go -- A behind...Continental Airlines Inc., the top carrier...trip to check one bag, beginning with today...gate, and the last bag delivered within 25...more often than not, bags get where they are...United Airlines. Bad weather that causes...flight after their ...
Bag makers' latest plan needs support.(News)
Plastics News; Apr 27, 2009; 700+ Words ...sounded for plastic bags. They're just trying...continue to make a bad thing. Management...Opponents of plastic bags believe they've...you will think that bag taxes and bans are...retailers' anti-bag decisions are just...Whole Foods Market Inc. and Trader Joe...longer offer plastic ...
Plastic bag-ban plans popping up across US.
Plastics News; Jul 7, 2008; 700+ Words ...support its argument that plastic bags compare unfavorably with paper bags in terms of their effect on...Joseph said. "Paper is a far worse alternative than plastic. The...not the fault of the plastic bag industry if people are careless...activity surrounding plastic bags nearly 100 ...
Grocery-bag manufacturers are battling Seattle over bag fees
Deseret News (Salt Lake City); Aug 16, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...In California, bag manufacturers successfully...cities banned plastic bags. The bag makers complained...based Crown Poly Inc., Command Packaging...to Virginia debated bag bans or fees this...on paper or plastic bags, and the Outer Banks...city determined are worse for the ...
20 cents per bag: Would it change our behavior? Advocates: 'no-brainer'; Opponents: 'It's a solution looking for a problem'; Election 2009; Ref. 1: Seattle bag fee.(News)
The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); Jul 18, 2009; 700+ Words ...for the Seattle Green Bag Campaign. "They understand...the ubiquitous plastic bags are phased out, people...will instead buy sturdier bags that are even worse for the environment...Coalition to Stop the Seattle Bag Tax. The well-funded...consists of 7-Eleven Inc. and the ...
U.S. bag makers blaming Web auctions for slump.(News)
Plastics News; Jul 21, 2003; ; 700+ Words ...of imported merchandise bags in the U.S. has been...high quality of imported bags, not by price.'' Johnson...example, importers of bags said the Chinese industry...Ridge, Ill. U.S. bag makers said their equipment...year. Vanguard Plastics Inc. in Farmers Branch...sales since 2000. "The ...
VANISHING PLASTIC BAGS MAY NOT DEGRADE FULLY.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); Jul 18, 1988; 700+ Words ...Do biodegradable bags disappear into thin air...microorganisms so that the bags could vanish "eventually...landfill to degrade a plastic bag - or a paper bag, for that matter. Rankin...put a pound of plastic bags in a landfill, a pound...into something better or worse for humanity? ...
Breaking down biodegradable bags
BioCycle; Dec 1, 1997; ; 700+ Words ...Petoskey Plastics, Inc.); EcoPLA bags (Duro Bag); Envar bags (Grand...designed to represent a worst case scenario. Our thought was that if all bag residues are gone after...and blowing pieces of bags will be minimal - a constraint...necessary for any compostable bag to ...
Air Bags Prove to Be a Tough Sell
Transport Topics; Jul 9, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...serious injury or worse. That is why front...director for Key Safety Inc., Sterling Heights...lopsided score, air bags have hardly registered...developed an air bag customized for the...Volvo uses air bags manufactured by Autoliv...who believes air bags for big rigs must...has ...
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BAG? Logan Airport to test `indoor radar' as a replacement for its often inefficient luggage tracking based on bar codes
The Boston Globe; Dec 18, 2006; ; 700+ Words ...many bags, as well. Worse is when stickers get...wallpapered with missing bag stickers that fell or got yanked off bags. De-stickered baggage...determine where the bag needs to go. In recent...identifier for the bag and its assigned flight...about 77 percent of bags using a ...
The grocery-bag dilemma: Is paper or plastic greener?
Winnipeg Free Press; Jul 26, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...also banned plastic bags in its stores, but it allows paper bags. Retailers are instituting bag policies, as well. Metro Inc., Canada's third...customers five cents per bag, just as grocery...conventional plastic bags, although the store...environmentalism at its worst." ...
Will Biodegradable Plastic Bags Melt in Trees?
NPR All Things Considered; Mar 30, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...MCCLELLAND: Now, this is a bad bag. Mr. BILL MCCLELLAND...McClelland joins us for a bag-snag update. And...really an eternity in the bag-snagging community...entire history of the bag snagger. BLOCK: Well...banning plastic grocery bags. You know, I guess that...National Public Radio, ...
Tempest in a tote; Plastic bag industry fights back against fees, bans, stigma.(PLUGGED IN - MARKETPLACE)
The Washington Times; Aug 18, 2008; 700+ Words ...a fee on every plastic bag they use. It's been...go around thinking the bags are bad. We try to show them...such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Safeway Inc. and Target. Not everybody...but he says why not use bags that aren't priced so...His company produces a bag for Target, which ...
Bans forcing grocers to rethink the plastic bag
Sunday Gazette-Mail; Jan 27, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...one, Whole Foods Market Inc., plans to do away with the bags altogether. But many...for plastic. And the bag makers, a billion-dollar...placing limits on plastic bags. Ireland and Germany levy fees for every bag handed out by stores...shift to paper is actually worse for the ...
OVERHEAD AIR BAGS
ABC Good Morning America; Jul 31, 1998; ; 700+ Words ...asked them to test in the worst-case scenario, with...to the big frontal air bags. AARON BROWN: And would...difference between the frontal bag and this bag, for example, is that...inaudible). The air bags on children come up from...Document Clearing House, Inc. under license from ...
Seattle is front line in disposable-grocery-bag fee fight
Sunday Gazette-Mail; Aug 16, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...In California, bag manufacturers successfully...cities banned plastic bags. The bag makers complained...based Crown Poly Inc., Command Packaging...Virginia, debated bag bans or fees this...on paper or plastic bags, and the Outer Banks...city determined are worse for the ...
As Fees Climb, Carry-On Bags Get Crammed Full
NPR Morning Edition; Aug 28, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...some else's carry-on bag space. HOCHBERG: Airlines do set size limits for bags and gate agents are supposed...people get on planes with bags that are just way too big, and it got worse when the airlines started...people to bring bigger bags on board the plane, which...that at times there's ...
How Green Are Reusable Bags?
NPR All Things Considered; Aug 7, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...you bring any reusable bags? Unidentified Woman...jumping on the reusable bag bandwagon, delighting...says not all reusable bags are created equal. Ms...Founder, Greener Solutions Inc.): You know, even...SMITH: Whole Foods bag, for example, is made...through sort of what is less bad ...
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