A Look Back at The California Bag Ban California officially started the plastic bag ban movement in the United States. The movement first got underway in 2007 and in 2016 voters decided to up the ante with a state-wide ban. In this installment of #StatesBanTheBag, we analyze the evolution of the bag ban movement in the […]
More States Going Green with Plastic Bag Bans Single-use plastic bag bans have steadily been gaining in popularity. What started out as one ban in San Francisco has spread to cities, counties and more recently, entire states. We decided to take a more in-depth look at recent efforts taken at the state level. We are […]
An EASY to Implement Recycling Program Begins with The Bag… Recycling is simply repurposing existing materials that have fulfilled their purpose into new and useful items. Recycling conserves energy and resources, but it isn’t always easy to recycle. People who live in apartments know this to be true, but that’s about to change. Here is […]
Finding the Right Words Work can be stressful! Especially when you have the business of promotional marketing at hand. But you can control how you respond to this stress and how it impacts you and even your marketing team. When you feel the stress levels rising, the right words can help you get your priorities […]
With a focus not only to cut costs, but also as a way to be more eco-friendly and sustainable, ALDI plans to involve their customers as they cut their use of plastic packaging and shopping bags.
Pine Tree State Goes Green Maine made a significant step recently when the governor signed a bill passing a state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. This comes after several years of various cities passing their own bans or laws levying fees on disposable plastic bags. We have been following the activity in Maine for a […]
City Takes a Stance on Plastic in Public Spaces Orlando, Florida took a serious stance on plastic recently. The City Commissioners approved a law that calls to ban a variety of single-use plastic and polystyrene items at venues and parks in the city. We are excited to add them to the plastic bag ban map […]
Reusable items such as shopping bags are great, but it’s not always possible or feasible to eliminate single-use plastic items. It is possible to responsibly manage how single-use plastic items are managed and handled after they have fulfilled their purpose. Find out more about plastic bags and other types of plastic film and how they are recycled.
Learn more about the single-use plastic shopping bag alternatives—such as reusable custom grocery shopping bags—and find out how these options can help the planet and your brand.
Wondering What Kind of Plastic Bags Can Be Recycled? Make more sense for the different kinds of plastic recycling HERE!
Consequences of Single-Use Plastic There has been a rash of animal deaths related to plastic trash. Five whales have died in as many months and once they are found, there is a huge amount of plastic, including single-use plastic bags, inside of them. Animals dying from plastic is a very real problem that can have […]
Alternatives to Recycling Bins That Makes Recycling Easy Recycling bins and reusable recycling bags are both viable options when it comes to rounding up items for recycling in most residential recycling programs. Recycling is important and helps municipalities streamline their waste management systems. While the bins work great in some instances, they fail to deliver […]
Understanding How Reusable Shopping Bags Can Help Us All You have probably heard that reusable shopping bags are good for the planet and make great promotional products. Reusable bags have a lot to offer both for the people who use them day in and day out and the brands that customize them for use as […]
Understanding The Effectiveness of Bag Bans Plastic bag ban effectiveness continues to be a common question as the bag ban movement grows. Bans have become widespread as more cities, counties and even states pass their own single-use plastic bag bans. For each ban that is passed, there are a bunch more in the works, making […]
Make the Most of Your Budget Custom reusable bags are a cost-effective and highly visible way to grow your brand. As single-use plastic bag bans become increasingly common and more consumers are choosing to use less single-use plastic in favor of reusable products, reusable bags are becoming even more in demand. Wholesale pricing makes reusable […]
A Simple Solution for a Common Problem Recycling in apartments is hard. There are a variety of obstacles that prevent tenants from easily recycling, and this has larger ramifications for the waste management industry. To gain a more in-depth understanding of why recycling is hard, you can download our Multi-Family Recycling White Paper. Read on to […]
Empire State Plastic Bag Ban to Begin in 2020 People are turning to reusable grocery bags in New York and we couldn’t be happier! Single-use plastic bags will no longer be handed out in stores across New York after March 1, 2020. This ban comes after years of back and forth efforts to reduce the […]
Find Out Which Cities Have Banned Disposable Plastic Bags The landscape of the bag ban movement is always changing. There are constantly new cities, counties and even states looking into banning single-use plastic bags. While there are a lot of recently approved bans, there are also several newcomers to the bag ban movement, and there […]
Here’s How You Can Help Put a Stop to Plastic Pollution Awareness about plastic pollution has gone mainstream, and that’s a very good thing. Plastic pollution is a problem for the planet and its people, which is growing bigger and bigger by the day. It can be alarming and depressing, but you can help turn […]
What Can Your Business Do to Help the Planet Earlier, we looked into the impact a single person can have when they ditch single-use plastic bags in favor of reusable bags. The numbers are staggering, but one person can make a difference. The stakes are high too. Single-use plastic bags can cause a lot of […]