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WEBINAR: Bag the Plastic Bag
Webinars | September 24, 2015
Want to eliminate plastic bags in your community? Watch this webinar recording to learn how to get started, with examples from Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
Is Your Life Too Plastic? Help Your Town "Bag It
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | July 1, 2011
Learn how you can help wean your community off the plastic bag addiction.
Environment
Topics | June 26, 2017
Holidays & Celebrations
Topics | June 26, 2017
Why Give Up Chocolate for Lent When You Can Give Up Plastic?
Blog | by Carol Janus | January 28, 2016
It may seem impossible to stop using plastic. But with perseverance and a little creativity, it can be done.
Challenge Toolkit: Reduce Waste
Custom Pages | March 19, 2018
Artist Critiques Social Norms and Our Consumer Culture
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | September 26, 2011
Undermining the status quo with provocative artwork and a healthy dose of wit and humor.
How a Group of Kids Bagged the Disposable Bag in Boulder, Colorado
Blog | by Kate Bailey and Kate Nelson | March 17, 2016
What decades of education and outreach couldn’t accomplish, a group of high school students could.
Webinars
Lists | May 31, 2017
Embrace the Risk: Shop With Recycled Containers
Blog | by Jake Giessman | October 15, 2012
Want to reduce your plastic packaging waste? Consider bringing your own recycled containers when you go to the food store.
How Two Women Followed Their Passions and Became "Green Bag Ladies"
Blog | by Pamela Lamp | June 6, 2018
Since the founding of this nonprofit group in 2008, volunteer “bagettes” have cut, sewn, and given away more than 46,000 reusable cloth shopping bags.
In Commerce We Trust?
Blog | by Kelly Garriott Waite | July 1, 2013
Author Kelly Garriott Waite reflects on the need to reclaim trust and community in today's culture of big-box stores and hyper-consumerism.
Lessons from a Waste-Obsessed Traveler
Blog | by Laura Calderon | September 19, 2012
What would it take to make people conscious of their wasteful practices? One world traveler ponders the question.
Want to Give ONE Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving?
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | December 10, 2013
Make it an attractive reusable water bottle. Here are our top seven reasons why—some of which may surprise you.