China To Ban Plastic Bags

China Makes Good on Ban of Free Plastic Bags
We previously reported on the Chinese governments' intentions to ban super thin plastic bags and charge for plastic carrier bags starting June 1st. On our recent trip to the...

I’m Not a Plastic Bag
Sometimes your efforts to help the Earth or conserve energy aren't noticed by others for what they are. Anya Hindmarch has taken care of this problem with fashion, think of it as...

Wal-Mart Starts Plastics Recycling; 1,100 tons to date
Wal-Mart has a new Plastic 'Sandwich Bale' that basically compacts plastic waste such as wrap and bags.  The have sent over 1,100 tons of plastic to recycling centers since ...

Using Microbes To Eat Plastic Bags
A Canadian student has hacked nature and figured out a way to compress a 1,000 year process down to 3 months. As a science fair project, 16-year-old Daniel Burd used a special bl...

NYC Establishes Plastic Bag Recycling Program
While China has gone for an all out ban, NYC yesterday passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic bags they give to shoppers. When it t...

Plastic Bags Go The Way Of Fur Coats
Will the plastic bag be remembered in the same way we now think of how they used to smoke on the London Underground or maybe even how people used to wear fur coats? The image ...