by Billie Nicholson | Jun 6, 2018 | Recycling
Women in the Florida Panhandle have continued to work to create sleeping mats for the homeless using recycled shopping bags. The Emerald Coast Bag Ladies conduct weekly work sessions, creating “plarn” (plastic yarn) out of clean, used grocery bags and crocheting this...
by Billie Nicholson | Jan 10, 2018 | Plastic Bags, Recycling
Plastic bags have become one of the most ubiquitous consumer items on earth. They are light weight, low cost and water resistant, making them convenient for many uses. Unfortunately, they have also become a major expense for environmental litter clean up, take a long...
by Paul Eident | Jan 5, 2015 | Preparedness, Recycling
One-time use plastic bags have been around for over 50 years. Introduced as a convenience for shoppers and as an alternative to using paper, to save trees, plastic bags have become a worldwide nuisance, littering the countryside, backing up drains and sewers and...
