Plastic Bags

Bag it!

Plastic bags are the enemy of the ocean 2
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
This Saturday, join your friends, neighbors, frenemies and complete strangers in a community-wide effort to get the plastic crap out of the ocean.
It ain't over til it's over

Seattle’s bag-fee supporters still smiling despite setback 5
Posted 3 months ago
Seattle's proposal for a disposable-bag fee was soundly defeated in Tuesday's primary election, but bag-fee supporters feel confident that the war against plastic bags is going well.
Bag it

Seattle voters toss disposable bag fee 8
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Thanks to hefty funding from the plastics lobby, Seattle's 20-cent fee on disposable bags has been, well, bagged.
Cap-sacs, fanny packs, and bindles, oh my

Just say no to disposable bags—here are alternatives 6
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
While Seattleites squabble over whether to impose a fee on disposable bags, we offer up alternatives to the nasty plasty.
Hop on the ban wagon

Disposable-bag restrictions around the U.S. and the world 4
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Seattle is considering a fee on disposable bags, but that hardly gives the city green b(r)agging rights. Cities around the U.S. and countries around the world have already imposed bag bans for all sorts of eco-reasons.
sack attack

Controversy heats up over Seattle’s proposed disposable bag fee 3
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
On Aug. 18, Seattle voters will decide whether to implement a 20-cent fee on disposable bags. Here's a quick overview of the proposal and who supports and opposes it.
Garbage, Man

Umbra on trash bags 21
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago