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We're constantly researching the Internet for info on the impact of plastic bags, ways to reduce our consumption of natural resources, anything that will help create a sustainable future.

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NPR-Article.pdf

Remote Waters Offer No Refuge from Plastic Trash

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The Independent Florida Alligator - Cigarettes Plastic Bags Top I

...Kathryn Novak, the group's Florida coordinator, said the Sunshine State's 1,200 miles of coastline and dozens of endangered or threatened species make it especially vulnerable to litter. "Plastic bags are one of the most common items that we find, and they resemble jellyfish, which is one of the favorite foods of sea turtles," Novak said. Full Article Above

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Deal To Reduce Plastic Bags

One town, one city at a time... plastic bags can become a thing of the past in the US.

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Paper or Plastic? Portland Tribune

As is so often the case, the world is beginning to see that the future can be found in the past, in this case the reusable fabric bag. Many stores now offer them at low cost. In some places, programs that provide cash rebates or make donations to environmental causes to reward shoppers who bring their own bags have driven down the use of both paper and plastic significantly. Get yourself a nice, sturdy cloth or net bag and take it to the store with you. Or, failing that, grab a handful of already-used plastic bags and take them with you when you shop. Now you’re part of the solution. Full article above...

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Seattle Post Intelligencer - Plastic Left Holding the Bag as Environmental Plague

There is a growing international movement to ban or discourage the use of plastic bags because of their environmental effects. Countries from Ireland to Australia are cracking down on the bags and action is beginning to stir in the United States. Full article above

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The National - Retail Disasters- The Plastic Bag

Retail disasters: The plastic bag EACH year, Papua New Guinea is invaded by an insidious enemy. It attacks our nation in great numbers, causing death and destruction on a giant scale. Even a slight breeze sends this multi-coloured host scudding and spinning through the air. Other units of this attack force slide into rivers, estuaries, and the broad and glittering waters of the Pacific Ocean. Plastic bags, once seen as a triumphant example of modern technology, pose a dramatic threat to the survival of our environment and the fragile eco-systems within our beautiful country. Full article above

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The Providence Journal - Bag those Bags

The central landfill in Johnston presents a tapestry of seagulls and plastic shopping bags. The agency that picks up Rhode Island's garbage spends nearly $1 million a year picking up the bags that blow out of trash being delivered to the landfill. Full artice above...

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Worldwatch Institute Site

Plastic bags are more than an eyesore as they flutter on the trees ... read on.