Plastic bags are not all bad, but when used excessively and in large numbers, they can turn into Bag Monsters. They start as innocent bundles of bags, however they can grow into menacing creatures that cause all kinds of trouble. A Bag Monster is the average American’s consumption of...
In December I wrote about the progress of the reusable bag movement, reporting on the efforts of various communities such as San Jose and Los Angeles County that have combated the menacing Bag Monster, the figure-head of single-use plastics and the poster-child of unnecessary waste. What started out in...
With 2011 quickly approaching, I wanted to make sure you knew about the momentum that is building behind the reusable bag movement and the positive impact it will have on the retail shopping industry. As you may remember, a few years ago, San Francisco became the first city in...
"Recycle" has become a catch-all phrase that warrants some clarification.In some pockets of the country, the word “recycle” has seemingly become a fallback, catch-all phrase, eclipsing the other two members of the eco-mantra trio: reduce and reuse. As I interacted with people dressed as the Bag Monster (www.bagmonster.com), a costume...
