Green Options

I couldn’t pass this one up. Reuben Miller sent this to me from his Stumble site and it just seemed like too good an idea to pass up.

Imagine, driving, or riding, or whatever your shopping cart to the grocery store, detach the bike and wheel the cart into the store. Once at the checkout, no need for bags: just load the groceries into the cart, attach it to your bike

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turtle, NO!: Image courtesy of The AgeWhat would it take for you to revolt against every accepting a plastic bag from a store again? A sea animal choking on one? A landfill in 2500 filled with decomposed matter, and plastic? A a shortage of oil? Having to choose between the deodorant container or the bag to take it home in…? Well, two women in Colorado desire

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Today's tip is so simple, but it's got to be said. Don't bag your bananas. Do you do it? Most people do. We're not sure why. Bananas are already kind of pre-packaged and ready to travel. They are even attached to each other; they almost provide us with a little handle to grab them by.

Image: ABCGO's Michael wrote about San Francisco's new ban on plastic bags earlier this week. This news has been getting a lot of attention and may in fact be the beginning of a new legislative trend.

Lawmakers in New York City are taking notice. Radio station WNYC reports that the topic was discussed at Friday's city council hearing. Council member Michael McMahon, chair of the sanitation committee, will draft legislation to

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Paper or plastic? Ug. Hopefully by now everyone knows that the right option really isn't in the question. What we hope everyone will consider is BYOBing it - Bring Your Own Bag.

It's March 2, and just sixty-one days into 2007, Reusablebags.com estimates that over 82.7 billion bags have been used so far this year. Other countries are doing better than the US on this, with several large chains in Europe and Asia now charging

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Plastic shopping bags have become the bane of my existence. They are ubiquitous, everywhere you look. My work takes me far out into the desert, away from towns and people, and plastic shopping bags are far and away the most common source of trash. I've even seen cactus wren and packrats incorporating them into their nests! This madness must end!

Can’t stop zipping those little bags? Start your New Year off right, and pledge "No More Baggies". Some people are addicted to these things, and aren't afraid to admit it.

One blogger writes: I'm positively addicted to ziploc bags. Sometimes I have big ziploc bags filled with lots of little ziploc bags filled with related things…You never know when you might need one or ten." Another says, "And if you aren't

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