http://greenlagirl.com/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 17:25:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://greenlagirl.com/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/comment-page-1/#comment-107549 David Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:17:03 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/08/04/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/#comment-107549 I don't think the styrofoam ban went into effect yet, but if it did, there are a ton of places still using it. I was at Cold Stone the other night with out of town guests and sure enough, everything was in styrofoam. Ugh. I don’t think the styrofoam ban went into effect yet, but if it did, there are a ton of places still using it. I was at Cold Stone the other night with out of town guests and sure enough, everything was in styrofoam. Ugh.

]]> http://greenlagirl.com/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/comment-page-1/#comment-107260 Nick Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:47:41 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/08/04/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/#comment-107260 Although it did generate a lot of publicity on the subject of recycling, the whole "I'm not a plastic bag" thing was much more of a fashion statement than anything else. Shops in the UK were actually placing these bags into plastic bags at the checkout - pointless. People should focus more on reusing and recycling bags. Although it did generate a lot of publicity on the subject of recycling, the whole “I’m not a plastic bag” thing was much more of a fashion statement than anything else. Shops in the UK were actually placing these bags into plastic bags at the checkout – pointless. People should focus more on reusing and recycling bags.

]]> http://greenlagirl.com/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/comment-page-1/#comment-107112 Roger, Gone Green Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:15:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/08/04/plastic-and-proud-big-corps-say-plastic-doesnt-pollute-people-do/#comment-107112 California recently passed a law that requires plastic bags be imprinted with a recycling message, and that each store that uses them must take them back to be recycled. Part of that law prevents a government entity from adding a charge, tax, fee or similar for use of plastic bags. (A store can do it voluntarily, of course.) We CAN however, enact local BANS on plastic, and we can tax any store that does not have properly imprinted bags and a recycling center on premises. California recently passed a law that requires plastic bags be imprinted with a recycling message, and that each store that uses them must take them back to be recycled. Part of that law prevents a government entity from adding a charge, tax, fee or similar for use of plastic bags. (A store can do it voluntarily, of course.) We CAN however, enact local BANS on plastic, and we can tax any store that does not have properly imprinted bags and a recycling center on premises.

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