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Category Archives: Alternatives
Trash to Treasure? – by Rebecca Mayer
Again, Canada seems to be doing it better. A facility in Alberta plans to convert 90% of its residential waste into ethanol, the first waste-to-ethanol plant of its kind. Here’s a very brief description of the process: 1. Plant sorts … Continue reading
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Infringing on Personal Choice – by Rebecca Mayer
I appreciate choice. Should I take a yoga class or hike up a mountain this morning? Should I do homework or shop later in the day? Would I prefer to kill 200 types of species with my grocery bag this year, use valuable petroleum … Continue reading
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Bag Bans – by Rebecca Mayer
Telluride, where the film Bag It originated, has a long history of animosity with plastic bags. Years before Suzan began the project, there was a friendly competition among mountain towns. The competitors: Telluride, Mountain Village and Aspen, CO The challenge: … Continue reading
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Welcome to the blog!
Hi there and welcome Seeing as this is my first blog post on our brand spanking new Bag It blog, let me introduce myself. My name is Jeb, and I’m the guy in the movie. In case you haven’t seen … Continue reading
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E. Coli in Reusable Bags Scare
This has got my goat. I recently read about a study finding E. coli bacteria in reusable bags. Bacteria levels found in reusable bags were found to be significant enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems and … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Health, Reusable bags
Tagged 1998, AB 1998, ACC, bacteria, bag, ban, California, Chemistry, E. coli, Health, plastic bags, reusable, scare
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