The American Chemistry Council’s dropping $1 million to fight a 20-cent fee on disposable plastic bags in Seattle.

>> Grist suggests other ways for spending the moolah, including “Hire pirates to attack Plastiki, David de Rothschild’s boat made of recycled bottles, before he can raise awareness to the problem of ocean debris.”

>> Heal the Bay wants you to phone bank to support the fee.

>> Earlier: Styrofoam and the City: The fate of plastic bags and polystyrene in LA

>> Earlier: Bring your own bag: How to BYOB in easy eco-style

Food prices may be up but food keeps getting wasted:

>> In a photo slideshow at the Guardian UK, Tristram Stuart shows how much food we waste. (via Treehugger)

>> When life gives you green tomatoes squirrels keep nibbling on, start frying! Jonathan of Wasted Food “battered them with egg, milk and breading. To get the breadcrumbs, not something I use much or keep around, I blendered some old heels of a sourdough loaf. It worked quite well.” Then he fried up what remained of the batter into griddle cakes for a completely waste-free lunch!

>> Earlier: Bag the brown bag: Eco-friendly lunch boxes and totable utensils

Photo by Envirowoman

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