Comments on: ‘Pay As You Throw’ Plan Tossed http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/pay-as-you-throw-plan-tossed/378 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ulises Heath http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/pay-as-you-throw-plan-tossed/378/comment-page-1#comment-175930 Ulises Heath Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:51:03 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=378#comment-175930 ex-member of destiny?s child ex-member of destiny?s child

]]> By: Karl Berg http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/pay-as-you-throw-plan-tossed/378/comment-page-1#comment-175928 Karl Berg Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:45:51 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=378#comment-175928 Blech. That guy makes me throw up in my mouth. Blech. That guy makes me throw up in my mouth.

]]> By: zippy http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/pay-as-you-throw-plan-tossed/378/comment-page-1#comment-2302 zippy Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:30:33 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=378#comment-2302 The bag bans need to be universal. The U.S. is adding more, including the one that's coming up in San Francisco in late November/early December. Philly, Boston, Phoenix, and many other cities are considering them. But the bans need to be universal. There's no excuse for not taking your own bag. Many European nations have required this for years and I'm sure there are plenty of people who are low income but can find a solution. Take an old pair of jeans or an old pillow case and make a bag. People recycled their clothing and linens years ago instead of discarding it. Making bags is one solution. Martha Stewart demonstrated on her show how bags can be made from a Tshirt. So the only excuse for not using a bag is lack of effort. And if you can afford to, give bags as gifts. I gave a friend one of my ChicoBags when she was heading back to Europe recently and she loved it and said that it came in handy because it was so small that she could pop it into her purse, it was lightweight, and it didn't take up space in her suitcase. If people can take a reusable bag while traveling, they can certainly use them at home. Nearly every market is selling reusable bags and there are tons in catalogs and on the internet. There is no excuse for non-use. Besides, the only thing worse than having a zillion plastic bags pile up at home is dumping them out into the environment. The bag bans need to be universal. The U.S. is adding more, including the one that’s coming up in San Francisco in late November/early December. Philly, Boston, Phoenix, and many other cities are considering them. But the bans need to be universal. There’s no excuse for not taking your own bag. Many European nations have required this for years and I’m sure there are plenty of people who are low income but can find a solution. Take an old pair of jeans or an old pillow case and make a bag. People recycled their clothing and linens years ago instead of discarding it. Making bags is one solution.

Martha Stewart demonstrated on her show how bags can be made from a Tshirt. So the only excuse for not using a bag is lack of effort.

And if you can afford to, give bags as gifts. I gave a friend one of my ChicoBags when she was heading back to Europe recently and she loved it and said that it came in handy because it was so small that she could pop it into her purse, it was lightweight, and it didn’t take up space in her suitcase. If people can take a reusable bag while traveling, they can certainly use them at home.

Nearly every market is selling reusable bags and there are tons in catalogs and on the internet. There is no excuse for non-use. Besides, the only thing worse than having a zillion plastic bags pile up at home is dumping them out into the environment.

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